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#C2C8D4

Silver · light neutral

About #C2C8D4

With the hex code #C2C8D4, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 78% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4CEC2, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green200
Blue212

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #C2C8D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C2C8D4.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C2C8D4.
12.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2C8D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2C8D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5C9D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C7D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BECACC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2C8D4?

With the hex code #C2C8D4, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 78% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C2C8D4?

Use black text. Black on #C2C8D4 has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2C8D4?

Its complementary colour is #D4CEC2, and analogous partners are #C2D1D4 and #C5C2D4.