#CDCBE9
Thistle · very light cool blue
About #CDCBE9
#CDCBE9 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.0); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7E9CB — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDCBE9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDCBE9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDCBE9?
#CDCBE9 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDCBE9?
Use black text. Black on #CDCBE9 has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDCBE9?
Its complementary colour is #E7E9CB, and analogous partners are #CBD8E9 and #DCCBE9.