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#CBCEE3

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CBCEE3

With the hex code #CBCEE3, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3E0CB, 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 — 13.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green206
Blue227

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CBCEE3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CBCEE3.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CBCEE3.
13.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBCEE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBCEE3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D0E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CEE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6D2D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCEE3?

With the hex code #CBCEE3, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBCEE3?

Use black text. Black on #CBCEE3 has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCEE3?

Its complementary colour is #E3E0CB, and analogous partners are #CBDAE3 and #D4CBE3.