#CFDAE7
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #CFDAE7
#CFDAE7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 85% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 6% 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 7.0); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7DCCF — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFDAE7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CFDAE7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CFDAE7?
#CFDAE7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 85% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 6% 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 #CFDAE7?
Use black text. Black on #CFDAE7 has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFDAE7?
Its complementary colour is #E7DCCF, and analogous partners are #CFE6E7 and #D0CFE7.