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#CCCDE4

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CCCDE4

#CCCDE4 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 80% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.0), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4E3CC (eggshell), 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 13.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green205
Blue228

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #CCCDE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CCCDE4.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CCCDE4.
13.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCDE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCDE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CFE5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CEE3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7D1D4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCDE4?

#CCCDE4 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 80% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCDE4?

Use black text. Black on #CCCDE4 has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCDE4?

Its complementary colour is #E4E3CC, and analogous partners are #CCD9E4 and #D7CCE4.