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#D1E2F2

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #D1E2F2

#D1E2F2 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 89% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.6); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2E1D1 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D1E2F2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red209
Green226
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #D1E2F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D1E2F2.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D1E2F2.
15.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1E2F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1E2F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCE2F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DEF2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9E6E7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1E2F2?

#D1E2F2 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 89% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D1E2F2?

Use black text. Black on #D1E2F2 has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1E2F2?

Its complementary colour is #F2E1D1, and analogous partners are #D1F2F2 and #D1D2F2.