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#CEDEE7

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #CEDEE7

#CEDEE7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 87% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7D7CE — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEDEE7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green222
Blue231

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #CEDEE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEDEE7.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEDEE7.
15.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDEE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDEE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADDE8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DAE7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8E1E1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDEE7?

#CEDEE7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 87% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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 #CEDEE7?

Use black text. Black on #CEDEE7 has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDEE7?

Its complementary colour is #E7D7CE, and analogous partners are #CEE7E4 and #CED2E7.