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#C3DAEB

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #C3DAEB

With the hex code #C3DAEB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 85% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBD4C3, 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 — 14.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red195
Green218
Blue235

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 7.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #C3DAEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C3DAEB.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C3DAEB.
14.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3DAEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3DAEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D9EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED5EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9DEDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3DAEB?

With the hex code #C3DAEB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 85% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C3DAEB?

Use black text. Black on #C3DAEB has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3DAEB?

Its complementary colour is #EBD4C3, and analogous partners are #C3EBE8 and #C3C6EB.