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#CEDEF2

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CEDEF2

#CEDEF2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.7), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2E2CE (champagne), 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 15.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green222
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #CEDEF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CEDEF2.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CEDEF2.
15.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDEF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDEF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DEF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3DBF2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5E2E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDEF2?

#CEDEF2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDEF2?

Use black text. Black on #CEDEF2 has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDEF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2E2CE, and analogous partners are #CEF0F2 and #D0CEF2.