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#CED6EE

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CED6EE

#CED6EE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 84% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.0), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EEE6CE (eggshell), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green214
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #CED6EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED6EE.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CED6EE.
14.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED6EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED6EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD8EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD5ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7DADE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED6EE?

#CED6EE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 84% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CED6EE?

Use black text. Black on #CED6EE has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED6EE?

Its complementary colour is #EEE6CE, and analogous partners are #CEE6EE and #D6CEEE.