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#CEDAEA

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CEDAEA

#CEDAEA is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 85% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% 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 #EADECE (bone), 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 14.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green218
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CEDAEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CEDAEA.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CEDAEA.
14.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEDAEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DAEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D8EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7DDDF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDAEA?

#CEDAEA is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 85% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDAEA?

Use black text. Black on #CEDAEA has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDAEA?

Its complementary colour is #EADECE, and analogous partners are #CEE8EA and #D0CEEA.