#D5E1EA
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #D5E1EA
With the hex code #D5E1EA, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 88% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 5.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EADED5, a bone shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.79:1 (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 #D5E1EA?
With the hex code #D5E1EA, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 88% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #D5E1EA?
Use black text. Black on #D5E1EA has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5E1EA?
Its complementary colour is #EADED5, and analogous partners are #D5EAE9 and #D5D6EA.