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#CED2ED

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CED2ED

#CED2ED 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, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDE9CE — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CED2ED for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green210
Blue237

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #CED2ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED2ED.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED2ED.
14.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED2ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED2ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD4EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAD2EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7D7DB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED2ED?

#CED2ED 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, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CED2ED?

Use black text. Black on #CED2ED has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED2ED?

Its complementary colour is #EDE9CE, and analogous partners are #CEE2ED and #DACEED.