#D3DEE7
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #D3DEE7
#D3DEE7 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.0), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E7DCD3 (bone), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D3DEE7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D3DEE7?
#D3DEE7 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #D3DEE7?
Use black text. Black on #D3DEE7 has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D3DEE7?
Its complementary colour is #E7DCD3, and analogous partners are #D3E7E6 and #D3D4E7.