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#C2DAEF

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #C2DAEF

With the hex code #C2DAEF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 85% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFD7C2, a oat 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 — 14.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green218
Blue239

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #C2DAEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C2DAEF.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C2DAEF.
14.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2DAEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2DAEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2DAF0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD5EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6DFE1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2DAEF?

With the hex code #C2DAEF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 85% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2DAEF?

Use black text. Black on #C2DAEF has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2DAEF?

Its complementary colour is #EFD7C2, and analogous partners are #C2EFEE and #C2C4EF.