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#CEDCE5

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #CEDCE5

#CEDCE5 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 86% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.4), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E5D7CE (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 — 14.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green220
Blue229

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #CEDCE5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEDCE5.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEDCE5.
14.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDCE5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDCE5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DBE6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D9E5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8DEDF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDCE5?

#CEDCE5 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 86% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #CEDCE5?

Use black text. Black on #CEDCE5 has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDCE5?

Its complementary colour is #E5D7CE, and analogous partners are #CEE5E3 and #CED1E5.