#DBF0FE
Ice Blue · very light cool white
About #DBF0FE
#DBF0FE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 94% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Ice Blue (ΔE 1.3); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FEE9DB — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBF0FE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBF0FE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBF0FE?
#DBF0FE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 94% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DBF0FE?
Use black text. Black on #DBF0FE has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBF0FE?
Its complementary colour is #FEE9DB, and analogous partners are #DBFEFB and #DBDFFE.