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#CFDAEF

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CFDAEF

#CFDAEF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 85% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.3), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFE4CF (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 — 14.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green218
Blue239

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #CFDAEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFDAEF.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFDAEF.
14.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFDAEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4DBF0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D8EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8DEE1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDAEF?

#CFDAEF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 85% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDAEF?

Use black text. Black on #CFDAEF has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDAEF?

Its complementary colour is #EFE4CF, and analogous partners are #CFEAEF and #D4CFEF.