#CDDEEF
Ice Blue · very light cool blue
About #CDDEEF
With the hex code #CDDEEF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFDECD, a bone shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.29:1, 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 #CDDEEF?
With the hex code #CDDEEF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CDDEEF?
Use black text. Black on #CDDEEF has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDDEEF?
Its complementary colour is #EFDECD, and analogous partners are #CDEFEF and #CDCDEF.