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#CACEDF

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CACEDF

#CACEDF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFDBCA (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 — 13.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red202
Green206
Blue223

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #CACEDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CACEDF.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CACEDF.
13.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CACEDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACFE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CEDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6D1D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CACEDF?

#CACEDF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CACEDF?

Use black text. Black on #CACEDF has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CACEDF?

Its complementary colour is #DFDBCA, and analogous partners are #CAD9DF and #D0CADF.