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#CFD7EF

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CFD7EF

#CFD7EF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 84% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% 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 #EFE7CF (eggshell), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green215
Blue239

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #CFD7EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD7EF.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD7EF.
14.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFD7EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFD7EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D9F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED6EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8DBDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFD7EF?

#CFD7EF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 84% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFD7EF?

Use black text. Black on #CFD7EF has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFD7EF?

Its complementary colour is #EFE7CF, and analogous partners are #CFE7EF and #D7CFEF.