#CFDDE6
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #CFDDE6
#CFDDE6 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E6D8CF (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 15.14:1 (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 #CFDDE6?
#CFDDE6 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #CFDDE6?
Use black text. Black on #CFDDE6 has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFDDE6?
Its complementary colour is #E6D8CF, and analogous partners are #CFE6E4 and #CFD2E6.