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#CCCFEE

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CCCFEE

#CCCFEE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 10.1), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EEEBCC (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 13.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green207
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #CCCFEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CCCFEE.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CCCFEE.
13.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCCFEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7D2EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6D0ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5D4D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCFEE?

#CCCFEE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCFEE?

Use black text. Black on #CCCFEE has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCFEE?

Its complementary colour is #EEEBCC, and analogous partners are #CCE0EE and #DACCEE.