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#CDD3EC

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CDD3EC

#CDD3EC is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 83% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.8), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECE6CD (eggshell), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green211
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #CDD3EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDD3EC.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDD3EC.
14.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDD3EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDD3EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD5ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAD3EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6D7DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDD3EC?

#CDD3EC is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 83% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDD3EC?

Use black text. Black on #CDD3EC has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDD3EC?

Its complementary colour is #ECE6CD, and analogous partners are #CDE2EC and #D7CDEC.