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#CDCFEF

Periwinkle · very light cool blue

About #CDCFEF

With the hex code #CDCFEF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFEDCD, a beige 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 — 13.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green207
Blue239

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #CDCFEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CDCFEF.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CDCFEF.
13.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDCFEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7D2F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6D0EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6D4D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCFEF?

With the hex code #CDCFEF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCFEF?

Use black text. Black on #CDCFEF has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCFEF?

Its complementary colour is #EFEDCD, and analogous partners are #CDE0EF and #DCCDEF.