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#CDDFEB

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #CDDFEB

With the hex code #CDDFEB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBD9CD, 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 — 15.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green223
Blue235

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #CDDFEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CDDFEB.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CDDFEB.
15.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDDFEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADEEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DBEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5E2E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDDFEB?

With the hex code #CDDFEB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDDFEB?

Use black text. Black on #CDDFEB has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDDFEB?

Its complementary colour is #EBD9CD, and analogous partners are #CDEBE8 and #CDD0EB.