#CDDFE9
Ice Blue · very light cool blue
About #CDDFE9
#CDDFE9 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.4), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9D7CD (bone), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDDFE9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDDFE9?
#CDDFE9 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDDFE9?
Use black text. Black on #CDDFE9 has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDDFE9?
Its complementary colour is #E9D7CD, and analogous partners are #CDE9E5 and #CDD1E9.