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#D7DFEB

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D7DFEB

#D7DFEB is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.8), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBE3D7 (bone), 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 — 15.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green223
Blue235

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #D7DFEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7DFEB.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7DFEB.
15.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7DFEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7DFEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDFEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DDEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3E1E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7DFEB?

#D7DFEB is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D7DFEB?

Use black text. Black on #D7DFEB has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7DFEB?

Its complementary colour is #EBE3D7, and analogous partners are #D7E9EB and #D9D7EB.