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#CFDFEF

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #CFDFEF

With the hex code #CFDFEF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 87% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFDFCF, 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 — 15.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green223
Blue239

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #CFDFEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFDFEF.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFDFEF.
15.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFDFEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DFF0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DBEF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7E3E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDFEF?

With the hex code #CFDFEF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 87% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDFEF?

Use black text. Black on #CFDFEF has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDFEF?

Its complementary colour is #EFDFCF, and analogous partners are #CFEFEF and #CFCFEF.