#CEDBF3
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #CEDBF3
#CEDBF3 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 86% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.7); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F3E6CE — a champagne tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEDBF3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CEDBF3
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEDBF3?
#CEDBF3 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 86% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEDBF3?
Use black text. Black on #CEDBF3 has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEDBF3?
Its complementary colour is #F3E6CE, and analogous partners are #CEEDF3 and #D4CEF3.