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#C2D4E0

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #C2D4E0

With the hex code #C2D4E0, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 83% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0CEC2, a oat shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green212
Blue224

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #C2D4E0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C2D4E0.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C2D4E0.
13.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2D4E0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2D4E0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD3E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBD0E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAD7D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2D4E0?

With the hex code #C2D4E0, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 83% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2D4E0?

Use black text. Black on #C2D4E0 has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2D4E0?

Its complementary colour is #E0CEC2, and analogous partners are #C2E0DD and #C2C5E0.