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#CEE1F2

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #CEE1F2

#CEE1F2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 88% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2DFCE (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green225
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #CEE1F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE1F2.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE1F2.
15.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE1F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE1F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAE1F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DDF2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5E5E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE1F2?

#CEE1F2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 88% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEE1F2?

Use black text. Black on #CEE1F2 has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE1F2?

Its complementary colour is #F2DFCE, and analogous partners are #CEF2F1 and #CECFF2.