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#C7D7EA

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #C7D7EA

With the hex code #C7D7EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 84% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 8% 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 8.5 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EADAC7, 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 14.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green215
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #C7D7EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C7D7EA.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C7D7EA.
14.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7D7EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7D7EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D7EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD4EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEDBDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7D7EA?

With the hex code #C7D7EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 84% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C7D7EA?

Use black text. Black on #C7D7EA has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7D7EA?

Its complementary colour is #EADAC7, and analogous partners are #C7E9EA and #C9C7EA.