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#C4CDEB

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #C4CDEB

With the hex code #C4CDEB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 80% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 11.1 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBE2C4, a champagne shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red196
Green205
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #C4CDEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C4CDEB.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C4CDEB.
13.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4CDEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4CDEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5CFEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2CCEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBD2D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4CDEB?

With the hex code #C4CDEB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 80% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4CDEB?

Use black text. Black on #C4CDEB has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4CDEB?

Its complementary colour is #EBE2C4, and analogous partners are #C4E0EB and #CFC4EB.