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#CED2E2

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CED2E2

With the hex code #CED2E2, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 82% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2DECE, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green210
Blue226

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #CED2E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED2E2.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED2E2.
13.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED2E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED2E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED3E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD2E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAD5D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED2E2?

With the hex code #CED2E2, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 82% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CED2E2?

Use black text. Black on #CED2E2 has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED2E2?

Its complementary colour is #E2DECE, and analogous partners are #CEDCE2 and #D4CEE2.