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#CED5EE

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CED5EE

With the hex code #CED5EE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% 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 #EEE7CE, a eggshell 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 14.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green213
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #CED5EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED5EE.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED5EE.
14.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED5EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED5EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED7EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD4ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7D9DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED5EE?

With the hex code #CED5EE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CED5EE?

Use black text. Black on #CED5EE has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED5EE?

Its complementary colour is #EEE7CE, and analogous partners are #CEE5EE and #D7CEEE.