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#CED4E6

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CED4E6

With the hex code #CED4E6, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 83% 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 7.2 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E6E0CE, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green212
Blue230

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #CED4E6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED4E6.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED4E6.
14.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED4E6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED4E6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD5E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD3E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9D7DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED4E6?

With the hex code #CED4E6, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 83% 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 #CED4E6?

Use black text. Black on #CED4E6 has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED4E6?

Its complementary colour is #E6E0CE, and analogous partners are #CEE0E6 and #D4CEE6.