#CBD3F2
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #CBD3F2
#CBD3F2 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 83% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.5); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2EACB — a champagne tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBD3F2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBD3F2
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CBD3F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBD3F2?
#CBD3F2 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 83% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBD3F2?
Use black text. Black on #CBD3F2 has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBD3F2?
Its complementary colour is #F2EACB, and analogous partners are #CBE7F2 and #D6CBF2.