#C6CDEB
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #C6CDEB
#C6CDEB is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 80% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 10.8); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBE4C6 — a champagne tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C6CDEB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C6CDEB?
#C6CDEB is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 80% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C6CDEB?
Use black text. Black on #C6CDEB has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C6CDEB?
Its complementary colour is #EBE4C6, and analogous partners are #C6E0EB and #D2C6EB.