#CDCDDD
Light Gray · very light cool blue
About #CDCDDD
#CDCDDD is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.6), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDDDCD (bone), 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 — 13.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDCDDD
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How #CDCDDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDCDDD?
#CDCDDD is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDCDDD?
Use black text. Black on #CDCDDD has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDCDDD?
Its complementary colour is #DDDDCD, and analogous partners are #CDD5DD and #D5CDDD.