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#CED2E5

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CED2E5

With the hex code #CED2E5, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 82% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E5E1CE, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green210
Blue229

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #CED2E5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED2E5.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED2E5.
13.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED2E5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED2E5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD4E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD2E4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9D5D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED2E5?

With the hex code #CED2E5, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 82% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CED2E5?

Use black text. Black on #CED2E5 has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED2E5?

Its complementary colour is #E5E1CE, and analogous partners are #CEDEE5 and #D6CEE5.