#CEE2EE
Ice Blue · very light cool blue
About #CEE2EE
#CEE2EE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 89% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.3), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EEDACE (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 15.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEE2EE?
#CEE2EE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 89% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEE2EE?
Use black text. Black on #CEE2EE has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEE2EE?
Its complementary colour is #EEDACE, and analogous partners are #CEEEEA and #CED2EE.