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#CCD2E7

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CCD2E7

With the hex code #CCD2E7, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 82% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7E1CC, a bone 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 — 13.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green210
Blue231

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CCD2E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CCD2E7.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CCD2E7.
13.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD2E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD2E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD4E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBD1E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6D6D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD2E7?

With the hex code #CCD2E7, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 82% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD2E7?

Use black text. Black on #CCD2E7 has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD2E7?

Its complementary colour is #E7E1CC, and analogous partners are #CCE0E7 and #D4CCE7.