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#CED2E7

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CED2E7

#CED2E7 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7E3CE — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CED2E7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green210
Blue231

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CED2E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED2E7.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED2E7.
14.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED2E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED2E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD4E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBD2E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9D6D9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED2E7?

#CED2E7 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CED2E7?

Use black text. Black on #CED2E7 has a contrast ratio of 14.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED2E7?

Its complementary colour is #E7E3CE, and analogous partners are #CEDEE7 and #D7CEE7.