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#C2D7EF

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #C2D7EF

With the hex code #C2D7EF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 84% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFDAC2, a champagne shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green215
Blue239

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #C2D7EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C2D7EF.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C2D7EF.
14.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2D7EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2D7EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD7F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9D3EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7DCDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2D7EF?

With the hex code #C2D7EF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 84% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2D7EF?

Use black text. Black on #C2D7EF has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2D7EF?

Its complementary colour is #EFDAC2, and analogous partners are #C2EEEF and #C4C2EF.