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#C7D5EA

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #C7D5EA

#C7D5EA is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 84% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.5), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EADCC7 (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green213
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #C7D5EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C7D5EA.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C7D5EA.
14.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7D5EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7D5EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED6EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBD2EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFD9DC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7D5EA?

#C7D5EA is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 84% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C7D5EA?

Use black text. Black on #C7D5EA has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7D5EA?

Its complementary colour is #EADCC7, and analogous partners are #C7E7EA and #CBC7EA.