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#CCD8DE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCD8DE

With the hex code #CCD8DE, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% 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 5.3 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DED2CC, a light gray 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 14.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green216
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CCD8DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD8DE.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD8DE.
14.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD8DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD8DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D7DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D5DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8DADA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD8DE?

With the hex code #CCD8DE, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 85% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD8DE?

Use black text. Black on #CCD8DE has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD8DE?

Its complementary colour is #DED2CC, and analogous partners are #CCDEDB and #CCCFDE.