#DBE6ED
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #DBE6ED
#DBE6ED is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 90% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.3); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDE2DB — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBE6ED for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBE6ED
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBE6ED?
#DBE6ED is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 90% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DBE6ED?
Use black text. Black on #DBE6ED has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBE6ED?
Its complementary colour is #EDE2DB, and analogous partners are #DBEDEB and #DBDDED.