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#CFE2F2

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #CFE2F2

With the hex code #CFE2F2, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 7% 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 4.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2DFCF, 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 15.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green226
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #CFE2F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFE2F2.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFE2F2.
15.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFE2F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFE2F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCE2F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DEF2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6E6E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFE2F2?

With the hex code #CFE2F2, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFE2F2?

Use black text. Black on #CFE2F2 has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFE2F2?

Its complementary colour is #F2DFCF, and analogous partners are #CFF2F1 and #CFD1F2.