#CBCDE6
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #CBCDE6
#CBCDE6 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E6E4CB — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBCDE6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBCDE6
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How #CBCDE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBCDE6?
#CBCDE6 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBCDE6?
Use black text. Black on #CBCDE6 has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBCDE6?
Its complementary colour is #E6E4CB, and analogous partners are #CBDBE6 and #D7CBE6.