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#C7DCEF

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #C7DCEF

#C7DCEF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 86% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.3), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFDAC7 (oat), 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 — 14.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red199
Green220
Blue239

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #C7DCEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #C7DCEF.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #C7DCEF.
14.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7DCEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7DCEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DCF0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D7EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDE0E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7DCEF?

#C7DCEF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 86% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C7DCEF?

Use black text. Black on #C7DCEF has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7DCEF?

Its complementary colour is #EFDAC7, and analogous partners are #C7EFEE and #C7C8EF.