#CDDFEF
Ice Blue · very light cool blue
About #CDDFEF
#CDDFEF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.6), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFDDCD (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 — 15.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDDFEF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDDFEF?
#CDDFEF is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDDFEF?
Use black text. Black on #CDDFEF has a contrast ratio of 15.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDDFEF?
Its complementary colour is #EFDDCD, and analogous partners are #CDEFEE and #CDCEEF.