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#C2D0EF

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #C2D0EF

#C2D0EF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 82% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 11.3); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFE1C2 — a champagne tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2D0EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green208
Blue239

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #C2D0EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C2D0EF.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C2D0EF.
13.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2D0EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2D0EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7D2F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3CEEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7D6DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2D0EF?

#C2D0EF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 82% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2D0EF?

Use black text. Black on #C2D0EF has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2D0EF?

Its complementary colour is #EFE1C2, and analogous partners are #C2E7EF and #CAC2EF.