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#CDD3F2

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CDD3F2

#CDD3F2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 83% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.2), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2ECCD (beige), 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 14.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green211
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #CDD3F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDD3F2.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CDD3F2.
14.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDD3F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDD3F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD6F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9D3F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5D8DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDD3F2?

#CDD3F2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 83% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDD3F2?

Use black text. Black on #CDD3F2 has a contrast ratio of 14.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDD3F2?

Its complementary colour is #F2ECCD, and analogous partners are #CDE5F2 and #DACDF2.