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#C7CFDE

Light Gray · very light cool blue

About #C7CFDE

#C7CFDE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.5), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DED6C7 (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green207
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #C7CFDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C7CFDE.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C7CFDE.
13.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7CFDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7CFDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD0DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CEDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2D2D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7CFDE?

#C7CFDE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C7CFDE?

Use black text. Black on #C7CFDE has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7CFDE?

Its complementary colour is #DED6C7, and analogous partners are #C7DBDE and #CBC7DE.