#CBDBE6
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #CBDBE6
#CBDBE6 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.6), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E6D6CB (bone), 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 14.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBDBE6
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBDBE6?
#CBDBE6 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CBDBE6?
Use black text. Black on #CBDBE6 has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBDBE6?
Its complementary colour is #E6D6CB, and analogous partners are #CBE6E4 and #CBCEE6.