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#C7D4EA

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #C7D4EA

With the hex code #C7D4EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 83% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 9% 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 8.6 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EADDC7, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green212
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #C7D4EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C7D4EA.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C7D4EA.
14.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7D4EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7D4EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD5EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAD2E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFD8DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7D4EA?

With the hex code #C7D4EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 83% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C7D4EA?

Use black text. Black on #C7D4EA has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7D4EA?

Its complementary colour is #EADDC7, and analogous partners are #C7E6EA and #CCC7EA.