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#CFD2E6

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CFD2E6

#CFD2E6 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.4); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E6E3CF — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFD2E6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green210
Blue230

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #CFD2E6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD2E6.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD2E6.
14.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFD2E6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFD2E6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD4E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD2E5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAD5D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFD2E6?

#CFD2E6 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFD2E6?

Use black text. Black on #CFD2E6 has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFD2E6?

Its complementary colour is #E6E3CF, and analogous partners are #CFDEE6 and #D8CFE6.