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#CFCEE5

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CFCEE5

With the hex code #CFCEE5, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 81% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4E5CE, a eggshell shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green206
Blue229

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #CFCEE5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFCEE5.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFCEE5.
13.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFCEE5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFCEE5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D1E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CFE4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBD2D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCEE5?

With the hex code #CFCEE5, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 81% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFCEE5?

Use black text. Black on #CFCEE5 has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCEE5?

Its complementary colour is #E4E5CE, and analogous partners are #CED9E5 and #DBCEE5.