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#CDD0EF

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CDD0EF

#CDD0EF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 82% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.8), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFECCD (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green208
Blue239

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #CDD0EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDD0EF.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDD0EF.
13.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDD0EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDD0EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8D3F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7D1EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6D5DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDD0EF?

#CDD0EF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 82% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDD0EF?

Use black text. Black on #CDD0EF has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDD0EF?

Its complementary colour is #EFECCD, and analogous partners are #CDE1EF and #DBCDEF.