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#D0DFEC

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #D0DFEC

#D0DFEC is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECDDD0 (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green223
Blue236

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #D0DFEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D0DFEC.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D0DFEC.
15.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0DFEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0DFEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADFED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DCEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9E2E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0DFEC?

#D0DFEC is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0DFEC?

Use black text. Black on #D0DFEC has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0DFEC?

Its complementary colour is #ECDDD0, and analogous partners are #D0ECEB and #D0D1EC.