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#CFD7F2

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CFD7F2

#CFD7F2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 84% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.3), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2EACF (champagne), 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 14.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green215
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #CFD7F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD7F2.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD7F2.
14.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFD7F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFD7F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D9F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD6F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7DCE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFD7F2?

#CFD7F2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 84% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFD7F2?

Use black text. Black on #CFD7F2 has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFD7F2?

Its complementary colour is #F2EACF, and analogous partners are #CFE9F2 and #D8CFF2.