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#CED3E7

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CED3E7

With the hex code #CED3E7, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 83% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7E2CE, a eggshell 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 — 14.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green211
Blue231

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #CED3E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED3E7.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED3E7.
14.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED3E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED3E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED5E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD3E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9D6D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED3E7?

With the hex code #CED3E7, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 83% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CED3E7?

Use black text. Black on #CED3E7 has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED3E7?

Its complementary colour is #E7E2CE, and analogous partners are #CEE0E7 and #D6CEE7.