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#CFD8ED

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CFD8ED

With the hex code #CFD8ED, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 85% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDE4CF, a eggshell shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green216
Blue237

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.4
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #CFD8ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD8ED.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD8ED.
14.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFD8ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFD8ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D9EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD7EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8DCDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFD8ED?

With the hex code #CFD8ED, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 85% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFD8ED?

Use black text. Black on #CFD8ED has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFD8ED?

Its complementary colour is #EDE4CF, and analogous partners are #CFE7ED and #D5CFED.