#CECFE1
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #CECFE1
#CECFE1 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 81% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.3); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E1E0CE — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CECFE1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 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 #CECFE1?
#CECFE1 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 81% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CECFE1?
Use black text. Black on #CECFE1 has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CECFE1?
Its complementary colour is #E1E0CE, and analogous partners are #CED9E1 and #D7CEE1.