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#CDDFEE

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #CDDFEE

With the hex code #CDDFEE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% 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 5.4 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EEDCCD, 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 15.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green223
Blue238

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #CDDFEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CDDFEE.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CDDFEE.
15.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDDFEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DFEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DBEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5E3E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDDFEE?

With the hex code #CDDFEE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% 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 #CDDFEE?

Use black text. Black on #CDDFEE has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDDFEE?

Its complementary colour is #EEDCCD, and analogous partners are #CDEEEC and #CDCFEE.