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#CCCCD8

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCCCD8

With the hex code #CCCCD8, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8D8CC, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green204
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #CCCCD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCCD8.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCCD8.
13.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCCD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCCD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CDD9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CDD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CACED0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCCD8?

With the hex code #CCCCD8, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCCD8?

Use black text. Black on #CCCCD8 has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCCD8?

Its complementary colour is #D8D8CC, and analogous partners are #CCD2D8 and #D2CCD8.