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#CCD7DD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCD7DD

#CCD7DD is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 84% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.0), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDD2CC (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green215
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #CCD7DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD7DD.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD7DD.
14.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD7DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD7DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D6DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D4DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8D9D9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD7DD?

#CCD7DD is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 84% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 3% 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 #CCD7DD?

Use black text. Black on #CCD7DD has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD7DD?

Its complementary colour is #DDD2CC, and analogous partners are #CCDDDB and #CCCFDD.