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#CFE0FD

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #CFE0FD

With the hex code #CFE0FD, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 88% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FDECCF, a champagne 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 — 15.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green224
Blue253

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #CFE0FD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFE0FD.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #CFE0FD.
15.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFE0FD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFE0FD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7E1FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2DDFC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4E6E9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFE0FD?

With the hex code #CFE0FD, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 88% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFE0FD?

Use black text. Black on #CFE0FD has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFE0FD?

Its complementary colour is #FDECCF, and analogous partners are #CFF7FD and #D5CFFD.