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#D6E1EA

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D6E1EA

#D6E1EA is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 88% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EADFD6 (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 15.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green225
Blue234

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #D6E1EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D6E1EA.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D6E1EA.
15.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6E1EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6E1EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDE1EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDEEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1E3E4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6E1EA?

#D6E1EA is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 88% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #D6E1EA?

Use black text. Black on #D6E1EA has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6E1EA?

Its complementary colour is #EADFD6, and analogous partners are #D6EAE9 and #D6D7EA.