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#CFDFF2

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #CFDFF2

With the hex code #CFDFF2, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 87% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2E2CF, a champagne 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 15.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green223
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #CFDFF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFDFF2.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFDFF2.
15.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFDFF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFDFF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DFF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4DCF2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7E3E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDFF2?

With the hex code #CFDFF2, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 87% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDFF2?

Use black text. Black on #CFDFF2 has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDFF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2E2CF, and analogous partners are #CFF1F2 and #D1CFF2.