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#CCD2E8

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CCD2E8

#CCD2E8 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 82% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.8), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8E2CC (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 13.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green210
Blue232

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #CCD2E8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CCD2E8.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CCD2E8.
13.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD2E8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD2E8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD4E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAD1E7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6D6D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD2E8?

#CCD2E8 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 82% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD2E8?

Use black text. Black on #CCD2E8 has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD2E8?

Its complementary colour is #E8E2CC, and analogous partners are #CCE0E8 and #D4CCE8.