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#C8D2EE

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #C8D2EE

With the hex code #C8D2EE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 82% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EEE4C8, a champagne 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 13.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green210
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 12.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #C8D2EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C8D2EE.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C8D2EE.
13.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8D2EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8D2EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD4EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7D1ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFD7DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8D2EE?

With the hex code #C8D2EE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 82% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8D2EE?

Use black text. Black on #C8D2EE has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8D2EE?

Its complementary colour is #EEE4C8, and analogous partners are #C8E5EE and #D1C8EE.