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#D3DEEB

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D3DEEB

#D3DEEB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 87% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.7); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBE0D3 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D3DEEB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green222
Blue235

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #D3DEEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3DEEB.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3DEEB.
15.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DEEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DEEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADEEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DCEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDE1E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DEEB?

#D3DEEB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 87% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DEEB?

Use black text. Black on #D3DEEB has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DEEB?

Its complementary colour is #EBE0D3, and analogous partners are #D3EAEB and #D4D3EB.