#D0DCEA
Ice Blue · very light cool blue
About #D0DCEA
#D0DCEA is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 86% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.4); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EADED0 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D0DCEA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.11:1 (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 #D0DCEA?
#D0DCEA is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 86% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D0DCEA?
Use black text. Black on #D0DCEA has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D0DCEA?
Its complementary colour is #EADED0, and analogous partners are #D0E9EA and #D1D0EA.