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#CBCEF0

Periwinkle · very light cool blue

About #CBCEF0

#CBCEF0 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 9.1), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F0EDCB (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green206
Blue240

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 9.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #CBCEF0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CBCEF0.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CBCEF0.
13.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBCEF0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBCEF0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6D1F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4CFEF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3D4D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCEF0?

#CBCEF0 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBCEF0?

Use black text. Black on #CBCEF0 has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCEF0?

Its complementary colour is #F0EDCB, and analogous partners are #CBE1F0 and #DBCBF0.