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#D6FBFD

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D6FBFD

#D6FBFD is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 98% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 8.7), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FDD8D6 (baby pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red214
Green251
Blue253

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.8
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #D6FBFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D6FBFD.
1.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D6FBFD.
19.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6FBFD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6FBFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5F7FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEF1FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBFEFB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6FBFD?

#D6FBFD is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 98% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D6FBFD?

Use black text. Black on #D6FBFD has a contrast ratio of 19.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6FBFD?

Its complementary colour is #FDD8D6, and analogous partners are #D6FDEC and #D6E8FD.