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#CCE0EE

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #CCE0EE

With the hex code #CCE0EE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 88% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EEDACC, 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 15.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green224
Blue238

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #CCE0EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CCE0EE.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CCE0EE.
15.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCE0EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCE0EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADFEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DBEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3E4E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCE0EE?

With the hex code #CCE0EE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 88% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCE0EE?

Use black text. Black on #CCE0EE has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCE0EE?

Its complementary colour is #EEDACC, and analogous partners are #CCEEEB and #CCCFEE.