#CDCFF4
Periwinkle · very light cool blue
About #CDCFF4
#CDCFF4 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 7.5); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F4F2CD — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDCFF4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDCFF4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CDCFF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDCFF4?
#CDCFF4 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDCFF4?
Use black text. Black on #CDCFF4 has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDCFF4?
Its complementary colour is #F4F2CD, and analogous partners are #CDE3F4 and #DECDF4.