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#CDD2EE

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CDD2EE

#CDD2EE is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.6); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EEE9CD — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDD2EE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green210
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #CDD2EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDD2EE.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDD2EE.
14.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDD2EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDD2EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD4EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9D2ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6D7DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDD2EE?

#CDD2EE is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDD2EE?

Use black text. Black on #CDD2EE has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDD2EE?

Its complementary colour is #EEE9CD, and analogous partners are #CDE2EE and #D9CDEE.