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#CFD5EA

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CFD5EA

With the hex code #CFD5EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 84% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAE4CF, a eggshell shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green213
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CFD5EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD5EA.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD5EA.
14.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFD5EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFD5EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD7EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED4E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9D9DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFD5EA?

With the hex code #CFD5EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 84% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFD5EA?

Use black text. Black on #CFD5EA has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFD5EA?

Its complementary colour is #EAE4CF, and analogous partners are #CFE3EA and #D7CFEA.