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#C2DDED

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #C2DDED

#C2DDED is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 6.0), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDD2C2 (oat), 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 — 14.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green221
Blue237

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #C2DDED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C2DDED.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C2DDED.
14.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2DDED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2DDED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6DCEE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D7ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6E1E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2DDED?

#C2DDED is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2DDED?

Use black text. Black on #C2DDED has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2DDED?

Its complementary colour is #EDD2C2, and analogous partners are #C2EDE7 and #C2C8ED.