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#CECEEA

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CECEEA

#CECEEA is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 81% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.4), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAEACE (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 13.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green206
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #CECEEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CECEEA.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CECEEA.
13.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CECEEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8D1EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CFE9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8D2D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CECEEA?

#CECEEA is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 81% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CECEEA?

Use black text. Black on #CECEEA has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CECEEA?

Its complementary colour is #EAEACE, and analogous partners are #CEDCEA and #DCCEEA.