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#D4E2F3

Ice Blue · very light cool blue

About #D4E2F3

With the hex code #D4E2F3, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 89% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 4.9 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F3E5D4, a eggshell 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 — 15.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green226
Blue243

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #D4E2F3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4E2F3.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4E2F3.
15.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E2F3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E2F3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCE2F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DFF3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDE6E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E2F3?

With the hex code #D4E2F3, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 89% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D4E2F3?

Use black text. Black on #D4E2F3 has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E2F3?

Its complementary colour is #F3E5D4, and analogous partners are #D4F1F3 and #D6D4F3.