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#C6CCDF

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #C6CCDF

#C6CCDF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFD9C6 (bone), 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 — 13.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red198
Green204
Blue223

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #C6CCDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C6CCDF.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #C6CCDF.
13.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6CCDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6CCDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7CDE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5CBDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1CFD2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6CCDF?

#C6CCDF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C6CCDF?

Use black text. Black on #C6CCDF has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6CCDF?

Its complementary colour is #DFD9C6, and analogous partners are #C6D9DF and #CDC6DF.