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#D9FFFE

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #D9FFFE

With the hex code #D9FFFE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 100% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFD9DA, a baby pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red217
Green255
Blue254

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #D9FFFE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D9FFFE.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D9FFFE.
19.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D9FFFE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D9FFFE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FAFBFE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2F5FE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEFFFF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D9FFFE?

With the hex code #D9FFFE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 100% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D9FFFE?

Use black text. Black on #D9FFFE has a contrast ratio of 19.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D9FFFE?

Its complementary colour is #FFD9DA, and analogous partners are #D9FFEB and #D9EDFF.