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#C3CFDB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #C3CFDB

With the hex code #C3CFDB, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 81% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBCFC3, 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 — 13.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red195
Green207
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #C3CFDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C3CFDB.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C3CFDB.
13.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3CFDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3CFDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCFDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CCDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDD2D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3CFDB?

With the hex code #C3CFDB, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 81% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #C3CFDB?

Use black text. Black on #C3CFDB has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3CFDB?

Its complementary colour is #DBCFC3, and analogous partners are #C3DBDB and #C3C3DB.