#C3D3DB
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #C3D3DB
#C3D3DB is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 83% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.0), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBCBC3 (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 — 13.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C3D3DB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C3D3DB?
#C3D3DB is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 83% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 4% 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 #C3D3DB?
Use black text. Black on #C3D3DB has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C3D3DB?
Its complementary colour is #DBCBC3, and analogous partners are #C3DBD7 and #C3C7DB.