#CCDBE8
Ice Blue · very light cool blue
About #CCDBE8
#CCDBE8 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.6), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8D9CC (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 14.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCDBE8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCDBE8?
#CCDBE8 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCDBE8?
Use black text. Black on #CCDBE8 has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCDBE8?
Its complementary colour is #E8D9CC, and analogous partners are #CCE8E7 and #CCCDE8.