#CCD2E6
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #CCD2E6
#CCD2E6 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E6E0CC — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCD2E6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCD2E6
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CCD2E6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCD2E6?
#CCD2E6 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCD2E6?
Use black text. Black on #CCD2E6 has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCD2E6?
Its complementary colour is #E6E0CC, and analogous partners are #CCDFE6 and #D3CCE6.