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#D3DDEA

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D3DDEA

With the hex code #D3DDEA, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 87% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAE0D3, 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 15.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green221
Blue234

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #D3DDEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3DDEA.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3DDEA.
15.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DDEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DDEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DDEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DBEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEE0E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DDEA?

With the hex code #D3DDEA, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 87% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DDEA?

Use black text. Black on #D3DDEA has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DDEA?

Its complementary colour is #EAE0D3, and analogous partners are #D3E9EA and #D4D3EA.