#CECEE5
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #CECEE5
#CECEE5 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 81% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.6); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E5E5CE — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CECEE5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.58:1, 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 #CECEE5?
#CECEE5 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 81% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CECEE5?
Use black text. Black on #CECEE5 has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CECEE5?
Its complementary colour is #E5E5CE, and analogous partners are #CEDAE5 and #DACEE5.