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#D8EBF4

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D8EBF4

#D8EBF4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 92% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Ice Blue (ΔE 1.9); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F4E1D8 — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D8EBF4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red216
Green235
Blue244

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 1.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #D8EBF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D8EBF4.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D8EBF4.
17.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8EBF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8EBF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6EAF5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E6F4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1EEEE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8EBF4?

#D8EBF4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 92% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D8EBF4?

Use black text. Black on #D8EBF4 has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8EBF4?

Its complementary colour is #F4E1D8, and analogous partners are #D8F4EF and #D8DDF4.