#CECDF2
Periwinkle · very light cool blue
About #CECDF2
#CECDF2 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 80% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 7.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F1F2CD — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CECDF2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CECDF2?
#CECDF2 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 80% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CECDF2?
Use black text. Black on #CECDF2 has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CECDF2?
Its complementary colour is #F1F2CD, and analogous partners are #CDDEF2 and #E1CDF2.