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#CFD4E6

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CFD4E6

#CFD4E6 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 83% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E6E1CF (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 14.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green212
Blue230

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #CFD4E6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD4E6.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD4E6.
14.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFD4E6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFD4E6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD5E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED4E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAD7DA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFD4E6?

#CFD4E6 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 83% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFD4E6?

Use black text. Black on #CFD4E6 has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFD4E6?

Its complementary colour is #E6E1CF, and analogous partners are #CFE0E6 and #D6CFE6.