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#CDD3EE

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CDD3EE

With the hex code #CDD3EE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 83% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EEE8CD, a eggshell shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green211
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #CDD3EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDD3EE.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDD3EE.
14.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDD3EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDD3EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD5EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAD3ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6D8DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDD3EE?

With the hex code #CDD3EE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 83% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDD3EE?

Use black text. Black on #CDD3EE has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDD3EE?

Its complementary colour is #EEE8CD, and analogous partners are #CDE4EE and #D8CDEE.