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#D5E2EC

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D5E2EC

With the hex code #D5E2EC, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% 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 4.4 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECDFD5, 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 15.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green226
Blue236

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #D5E2EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D5E2EC.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D5E2EC.
15.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5E2EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5E2EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE2ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDFEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFE4E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5E2EC?

With the hex code #D5E2EC, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D5E2EC?

Use black text. Black on #D5E2EC has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5E2EC?

Its complementary colour is #ECDFD5, and analogous partners are #D5ECEB and #D5D6EC.