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#C1DDDF

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #C1DDDF

#C1DDDF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 87% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.6), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFC3C1 (baby pink), 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 — 14.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red193
Green221
Blue223

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #C1DDDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C1DDDF.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #C1DDDF.
14.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C1DDDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C1DDDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DADF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D6DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8DFDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C1DDDF?

#C1DDDF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 87% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C1DDDF?

Use black text. Black on #C1DDDF has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C1DDDF?

Its complementary colour is #DFC3C1, and analogous partners are #C1DFD2 and #C1CEDF.