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#CDD0EB

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CDD0EB

With the hex code #CDD0EB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 82% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% 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 #EBE8CD, 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 — 13.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green208
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #CDD0EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDD0EB.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDD0EB.
13.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDD0EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDD0EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D3EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8D1EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7D4D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDD0EB?

With the hex code #CDD0EB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 82% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDD0EB?

Use black text. Black on #CDD0EB has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDD0EB?

Its complementary colour is #EBE8CD, and analogous partners are #CDDFEB and #D9CDEB.