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#D3DEEC

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #D3DEEC

With the hex code #D3DEEC, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECE1D3, 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 15.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green222
Blue236

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #D3DEEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3DEEC.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3DEEC.
15.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DEEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DEEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DEED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DCEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDE1E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DEEC?

With the hex code #D3DEEC, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DEEC?

Use black text. Black on #D3DEEC has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DEEC?

Its complementary colour is #ECE1D3, and analogous partners are #D3EBEC and #D4D3EC.