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#D0DDEA

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #D0DDEA

With the hex code #D0DDEA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 87% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EADDD0, 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 15.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green221
Blue234

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #D0DDEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D0DDEA.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D0DDEA.
15.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0DDEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0DDEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DDEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DAEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAE0E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0DDEA?

With the hex code #D0DDEA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 87% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0DDEA?

Use black text. Black on #D0DDEA has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0DDEA?

Its complementary colour is #EADDD0, and analogous partners are #D0EAEA and #D0D0EA.