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#D3DFEB

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D3DFEB

With the hex code #D3DFEB, 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, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBDFD3, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green223
Blue235

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #D3DFEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3DFEB.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3DFEB.
15.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DFEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DFEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDFEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DCEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDE2E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DFEB?

With the hex code #D3DFEB, 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, 5% 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 #D3DFEB?

Use black text. Black on #D3DFEB has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DFEB?

Its complementary colour is #EBDFD3, and analogous partners are #D3EBEB and #D3D3EB.