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#CDCFE9

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CDCFE9

With the hex code #CDCFE9, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E9E7CD, a eggshell 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 — 13.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green207
Blue233

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #CDCFE9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDCFE9.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDCFE9.
13.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDCFE9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDCFE9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D2EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8D0E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7D3D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCFE9?

With the hex code #CDCFE9, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCFE9?

Use black text. Black on #CDCFE9 has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCFE9?

Its complementary colour is #E9E7CD, and analogous partners are #CDDDE9 and #D9CDE9.