#C4DAEF
Light Blue · very light cool blue
About #C4DAEF
#C4DAEF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 85% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 8.3); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFD9C4 — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C4DAEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C4DAEF?
#C4DAEF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 85% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C4DAEF?
Use black text. Black on #C4DAEF has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C4DAEF?
Its complementary colour is #EFD9C4, and analogous partners are #C4EFEF and #C4C5EF.