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#C0CFDD

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #C0CFDD

#C0CFDD is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 81% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 9.2); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDCEC0 — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C0CFDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red192
Green207
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #C0CFDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C0CFDD.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C0CFDD.
13.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0CFDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0CFDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACFDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6CCDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9D2D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0CFDD?

#C0CFDD is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 81% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C0CFDD?

Use black text. Black on #C0CFDD has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0CFDD?

Its complementary colour is #DDCEC0, and analogous partners are #C0DDDD and #C0C1DD.