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#CEDDE7

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #CEDDE7

#CEDDE7 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% 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 6.0), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E7D8CE (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 — 15.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green221
Blue231

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #CEDDE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEDDE7.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEDDE7.
15.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDDE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDDE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DCE8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D9E7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8E0E0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDDE7?

#CEDDE7 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDDE7?

Use black text. Black on #CEDDE7 has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDDE7?

Its complementary colour is #E7D8CE, and analogous partners are #CEE7E5 and #CED1E7.