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#C4E1F0

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #C4E1F0

#C4E1F0 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 88% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 6.1), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F0D3C4 (oat), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green225
Blue240

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #C4E1F0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C4E1F0.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #C4E1F0.
15.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4E1F0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4E1F0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAE0F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3DAF0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8E5E6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4E1F0?

#C4E1F0 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 88% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4E1F0?

Use black text. Black on #C4E1F0 has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4E1F0?

Its complementary colour is #F0D3C4, and analogous partners are #C4F0E9 and #C4CBF0.