#D2E1EC
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #D2E1EC
#D2E1EC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 88% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.5); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECDDD2 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2E1EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D2E1EC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D2E1EC?
#D2E1EC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 88% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #D2E1EC?
Use black text. Black on #D2E1EC has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D2E1EC?
Its complementary colour is #ECDDD2, and analogous partners are #D2ECEA and #D2D4EC.