#D4E9F4
Ice Blue · very light cool blue
About #D4E9F4
#D4E9F4 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 91% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Ice Blue (ΔE 2.1); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F4DFD4 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4E9F4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.76:1 (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 #D4E9F4?
#D4E9F4 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 91% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D4E9F4?
Use black text. Black on #D4E9F4 has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4E9F4?
Its complementary colour is #F4DFD4, and analogous partners are #D4F4EF and #D4D9F4.