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#D4E3EB

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D4E3EB

#D4E3EB 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. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.4); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBDCD4 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4E3EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green227
Blue235

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #D4E3EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4E3EB.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4E3EB.
15.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E3EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E3EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE2EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDFEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEE5E5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E3EB?

#D4E3EB 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. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D4E3EB?

Use black text. Black on #D4E3EB has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E3EB?

Its complementary colour is #EBDCD4, and analogous partners are #D4EBE7 and #D4D8EB.