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#CED0EC

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CED0EC

#CED0EC is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECEACE — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CED0EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red206
Green208
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #CED0EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED0EC.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED0EC.
13.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED0EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED0EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D3ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8D1EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8D5D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED0EC?

#CED0EC is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CED0EC?

Use black text. Black on #CED0EC has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED0EC?

Its complementary colour is #ECEACE, and analogous partners are #CEDFEC and #DBCEEC.