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#CEDBE5

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #CEDBE5

With the hex code #CEDBE5, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E5D8CE, 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 — 14.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green219
Blue229

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #CEDBE5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEDBE5.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEDBE5.
14.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDBE5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDBE5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DBE6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D8E5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8DDDE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDBE5?

With the hex code #CEDBE5, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDBE5?

Use black text. Black on #CEDBE5 has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDBE5?

Its complementary colour is #E5D8CE, and analogous partners are #CEE5E4 and #CECFE5.