#CDE2EE
Ice Blue · very light cool blue
About #CDE2EE
With the hex code #CDE2EE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 5% 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 4.4 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EED9CD, 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 15.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDE2EE?
With the hex code #CDE2EE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CDE2EE?
Use black text. Black on #CDE2EE has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDE2EE?
Its complementary colour is #EED9CD, and analogous partners are #CDEEEA and #CDD1EE.