#C0CEDB
Light Gray · very light cool blue
About #C0CEDB
#C0CEDB is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 81% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBCDC0 — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C0CEDB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C0CEDB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C0CEDB?
#C0CEDB is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 81% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C0CEDB?
Use black text. Black on #C0CEDB has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C0CEDB?
Its complementary colour is #DBCDC0, and analogous partners are #C0DBDB and #C0C1DB.