#DAE5EC
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #DAE5EC
#DAE5EC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 90% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 3% 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 4.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECE1DA — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAE5EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DAE5EC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DAE5EC?
#DAE5EC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 90% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 3% 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 #DAE5EC?
Use black text. Black on #DAE5EC has a contrast ratio of 16.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAE5EC?
Its complementary colour is #ECE1DA, and analogous partners are #DAECEA and #DADCEC.