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#C6CEDF

Light Gray · very light cool blue

About #C6CEDF

With the hex code #C6CEDF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 81% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFD7C6, 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 — 13.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red198
Green206
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #C6CEDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C6CEDF.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C6CEDF.
13.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6CEDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6CEDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CFE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CDDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0D1D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6CEDF?

With the hex code #C6CEDF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 81% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C6CEDF?

Use black text. Black on #C6CEDF has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6CEDF?

Its complementary colour is #DFD7C6, and analogous partners are #C6DBDF and #CAC6DF.