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#CBDBF1

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CBDBF1

With the hex code #CBDBF1, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 86% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F1E1CB, a champagne 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 — 14.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green219
Blue241

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.4
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #CBDBF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CBDBF1.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CBDBF1.
14.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBDBF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBDBF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4DCF2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D8F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2E0E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBDBF1?

With the hex code #CBDBF1, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 86% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBDBF1?

Use black text. Black on #CBDBF1 has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBDBF1?

Its complementary colour is #F1E1CB, and analogous partners are #CBEEF1 and #CECBF1.