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#C0CEDD

Light Gray · very light cool blue

About #C0CEDD

#C0CEDD is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.5), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDCFC0 (oat), 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 — 13.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red192
Green206
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #C0CEDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C0CEDD.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C0CEDD.
13.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0CEDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0CEDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CEDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5CBDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9D1D3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0CEDD?

#C0CEDD is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C0CEDD?

Use black text. Black on #C0CEDD has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0CEDD?

Its complementary colour is #DDCFC0, and analogous partners are #C0DDDD and #C1C0DD.