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#CED0EF

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CED0EF

#CED0EF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.7); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFEDCE — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CED0EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green208
Blue239

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #CED0EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED0EF.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED0EF.
13.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED0EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED0EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D3F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7D1EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7D5DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED0EF?

#CED0EF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CED0EF?

Use black text. Black on #CED0EF has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED0EF?

Its complementary colour is #EFEDCE, and analogous partners are #CEE1EF and #DDCEEF.