#CFE5FD
Ice Blue · very light cool blue
About #CFE5FD
#CFE5FD is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 90% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.0); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FDE7CF — a champagne tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFE5FD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.28:1, 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 #CFE5FD?
#CFE5FD is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 90% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CFE5FD?
Use black text. Black on #CFE5FD has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFE5FD?
Its complementary colour is #FDE7CF, and analogous partners are #CFFCFD and #D0CFFD.