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#C7CEEF

Periwinkle · very light cool blue

About #C7CEEF

#C7CEEF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 81% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 10.0); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFE8C7 — a champagne tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C7CEEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red199
Green206
Blue239

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #C7CEEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #C7CEEF.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #C7CEEF.
13.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7CEEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7CEEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5D1F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3CEEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BED4D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7CEEF?

#C7CEEF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 81% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C7CEEF?

Use black text. Black on #C7CEEF has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7CEEF?

Its complementary colour is #EFE8C7, and analogous partners are #C7E2EF and #D4C7EF.