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#CFDCE6

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #CFDCE6

With the hex code #CFDCE6, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E6D9CF, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green220
Blue230

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #CFDCE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFDCE6.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFDCE6.
15.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFDCE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFDCE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DCE7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D9E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9DEDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDCE6?

With the hex code #CFDCE6, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDCE6?

Use black text. Black on #CFDCE6 has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDCE6?

Its complementary colour is #E6D9CF, and analogous partners are #CFE6E5 and #CFD1E6.