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#D7E2EC

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D7E2EC

#D7E2EC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 89% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.6); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECE1D7 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D7E2EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red215
Green226
Blue236

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #D7E2EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7E2EC.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7E2EC.
15.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7E2EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7E2EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE2ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDFEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2E4E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7E2EC?

#D7E2EC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 89% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% 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 #D7E2EC?

Use black text. Black on #D7E2EC has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7E2EC?

Its complementary colour is #ECE1D7, and analogous partners are #D7ECEC and #D7D7EC.