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#CBCEE6

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CBCEE6

With the hex code #CBCEE6, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E6E3CB, a eggshell shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green206
Blue230

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #CBCEE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CBCEE6.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CBCEE6.
13.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBCEE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBCEE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8D0E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CEE5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5D2D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCEE6?

With the hex code #CBCEE6, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBCEE6?

Use black text. Black on #CBCEE6 has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCEE6?

Its complementary colour is #E6E3CB, and analogous partners are #CBDCE6 and #D5CBE6.