#C5DEEC
Ice Blue · very light cool blue
About #C5DEEC
#C5DEEC is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.4), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECD3C5 (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 15.03:1 (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 #C5DEEC?
#C5DEEC is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C5DEEC?
Use black text. Black on #C5DEEC has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C5DEEC?
Its complementary colour is #ECD3C5, and analogous partners are #C5ECE7 and #C5CBEC.