Close to Quartz

#CCDBEC

#CCDBEC is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 85.9% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 212°, with 46% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

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This color as text on white

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CCDBEC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CCDBEC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #CCDBEC

What color is #CCDBEC?

#CCDBEC is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 85.9% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 212°, with 46% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CCDBEC in RGB?

#CCDBEC is rgb(204, 219, 236): 204 red, 219 green, and 236 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CCDBEC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(14, 7, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CCDBEC?

PANTONE 2656 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #CCDBEC?

Its complement #E6D7C7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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