#CCDBE4
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #CCDBE4
With the hex code #CCDBE4, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 86% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4D5CC, a bone shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.82:1 (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 #CCDBE4?
With the hex code #CCDBE4, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 86% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CCDBE4?
Use black text. Black on #CCDBE4 has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCDBE4?
Its complementary colour is #E4D5CC, and analogous partners are #CCE4E1 and #CCCFE4.