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#D3E2EA

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D3E2EA

#D3E2EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 89% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.7); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EADBD3 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D3E2EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red211
Green226
Blue234

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #D3E2EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3E2EA.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3E2EA.
15.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3E2EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3E2EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE1EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDEEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDE4E4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3E2EA?

#D3E2EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 89% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 3% 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 #D3E2EA?

Use black text. Black on #D3E2EA has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3E2EA?

Its complementary colour is #EADBD3, and analogous partners are #D3EAE7 and #D3D7EA.