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#D4DFE7

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D4DFE7

With the hex code #D4DFE7, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 87% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% 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 5.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7DCD4, 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 — 15.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green223
Blue231

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #D4DFE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4DFE7.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4DFE7.
15.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4DFE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4DFE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDFE7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DCE7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFE1E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4DFE7?

With the hex code #D4DFE7, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 87% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 3% 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 #D4DFE7?

Use black text. Black on #D4DFE7 has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4DFE7?

Its complementary colour is #E7DCD4, and analogous partners are #D4E7E6 and #D4D6E7.