#C9CCDD
Light Gray · very light cool blue
About #C9CCDD
#C9CCDD is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 80% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.3); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDDAC9 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C9CCDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C9CCDD?
#C9CCDD is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 80% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C9CCDD?
Use black text. Black on #C9CCDD has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C9CCDD?
Its complementary colour is #DDDAC9, and analogous partners are #C9D6DD and #D0C9DD.