#C6CBDD
Light Gray · light cool blue
About #C6CBDD
#C6CBDD is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 10.0), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDD8C6 (bone), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C6CBDD
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How #C6CBDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C6CBDD?
#C6CBDD is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C6CBDD?
Use black text. Black on #C6CBDD has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C6CBDD?
Its complementary colour is #DDD8C6, and analogous partners are #C6D6DD and #CDC6DD.