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#CDCFE0

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CDCFE0

With the hex code #CDCFE0, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0DECD, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green207
Blue224

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #CDCFE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDCFE0.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDCFE0.
13.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDCFE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDCFE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD1E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACFE0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9D2D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCFE0?

With the hex code #CDCFE0, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCFE0?

Use black text. Black on #CDCFE0 has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCFE0?

Its complementary colour is #E0DECD, and analogous partners are #CDD9E0 and #D5CDE0.