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#CEE2ED

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #CEE2ED

With the hex code #CEE2ED, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDD9CE, 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 — 15.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green226
Blue237

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #CEE2ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE2ED.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEE2ED.
15.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE2ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE2ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDE1EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DDED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6E5E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE2ED?

With the hex code #CEE2ED, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEE2ED?

Use black text. Black on #CEE2ED has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE2ED?

Its complementary colour is #EDD9CE, and analogous partners are #CEEDE8 and #CED3ED.