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#CFD9F2

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CFD9F2

With the hex code #CFD9F2, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 85% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2E8CF, a champagne 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 14.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green217
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #CFD9F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD9F2.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFD9F2.
14.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFD9F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFD9F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2DBF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD8F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7DEE1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFD9F2?

With the hex code #CFD9F2, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 85% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFD9F2?

Use black text. Black on #CFD9F2 has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFD9F2?

Its complementary colour is #F2E8CF, and analogous partners are #CFEAF2 and #D7CFF2.