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#CECCE0

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CECCE0

#CECCE0 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 80% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.1), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEE0CC (bone), 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 13.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green204
Blue224

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #CECCE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CECCE0.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CECCE0.
13.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CECCE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CECCE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CEE1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CEDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBCFD2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CECCE0?

#CECCE0 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 80% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CECCE0?

Use black text. Black on #CECCE0 has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CECCE0?

Its complementary colour is #DEE0CC, and analogous partners are #CCD4E0 and #D8CCE0.