#D4E8F4
Ice Blue · very light cool blue
About #D4E8F4
#D4E8F4 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is virtually identical to Ice Blue (ΔE 2.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4E0D4 (bone), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D4E8F4?
#D4E8F4 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D4E8F4?
Use black text. Black on #D4E8F4 has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4E8F4?
Its complementary colour is #F4E0D4, and analogous partners are #D4F4F0 and #D4D8F4.