#CED3EF
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #CED3EF
#CED3EF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 83% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFEACE — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CED3EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CED3EF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CED3EF?
#CED3EF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 83% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CED3EF?
Use black text. Black on #CED3EF has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CED3EF?
Its complementary colour is #EFEACE, and analogous partners are #CEE3EF and #DACEEF.