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#C6CCDB

Light Gray · very light cool blue

About #C6CCDB

With the hex code #C6CCDB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 80% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBD5C6, a bone 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 — 13.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red198
Green204
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #C6CCDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C6CCDB.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C6CCDB.
13.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6CCDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6CCDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CDDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6CBDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1CFD1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6CCDB?

With the hex code #C6CCDB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 80% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C6CCDB?

Use black text. Black on #C6CCDB has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6CCDB?

Its complementary colour is #DBD5C6, and analogous partners are #C6D7DB and #CAC6DB.