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#CDE0EE

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #CDE0EE

#CDE0EE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 88% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.0), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EEDBCD (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green224
Blue238

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #CDE0EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CDE0EE.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CDE0EE.
15.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDE0EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDE0EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADFEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DCEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5E4E4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDE0EE?

#CDE0EE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 88% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDE0EE?

Use black text. Black on #CDE0EE has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDE0EE?

Its complementary colour is #EEDBCD, and analogous partners are #CDEEEC and #CDD0EE.