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#CBCDE1

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CBCDE1

With the hex code #CBCDE1, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E1DFCB, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green205
Blue225

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #CBCDE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CBCDE1.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CBCDE1.
13.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBCDE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBCDE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CFE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CDE0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7D0D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCDE1?

With the hex code #CBCDE1, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBCDE1?

Use black text. Black on #CBCDE1 has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCDE1?

Its complementary colour is #E1DFCB, and analogous partners are #CBD8E1 and #D4CBE1.