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#DAFBFE

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #DAFBFE

With the hex code #DAFBFE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 98% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FEDDDA, a linen 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 19.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green251
Blue254

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.5
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #DAFBFE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAFBFE.
1.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAFBFE.
19.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DAFBFE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6F8FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFF3FE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0FEFC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAFBFE?

With the hex code #DAFBFE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 98% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAFBFE?

Use black text. Black on #DAFBFE has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAFBFE?

Its complementary colour is #FEDDDA, and analogous partners are #DAFEEF and #DAE9FE.