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#CACBDF

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CACBDF

#CACBDF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.7), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFDECA (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red202
Green203
Blue223

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #CACBDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CACBDF.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CACBDF.
13.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CACBDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6CDE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6CCDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6CED1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CACBDF?

#CACBDF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CACBDF?

Use black text. Black on #CACBDF has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CACBDF?

Its complementary colour is #DFDECA, and analogous partners are #CAD6DF and #D3CADF.