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#CDCFEE

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CDCFEE

#CDCFEE is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 10.0); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EEECCD — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDCFEE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green207
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #CDCFEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDCFEE.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDCFEE.
13.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDCFEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8D2EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6D0ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6D4D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCFEE?

#CDCFEE is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCFEE?

Use black text. Black on #CDCFEE has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCFEE?

Its complementary colour is #EEECCD, and analogous partners are #CDE0EE and #DCCDEE.