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#CCCFDD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCCFDD

#CCCFDD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.6); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDDACC — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCCFDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red204
Green207
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #CCCFDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCFDD.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCFDD.
13.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCCFDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD0DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCFDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9D1D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCFDD?

#CCCFDD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCFDD?

Use black text. Black on #CCCFDD has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCFDD?

Its complementary colour is #DDDACC, and analogous partners are #CCD8DD and #D2CCDD.