#DCEAF4
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #DCEAF4
#DCEAF4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 92% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Ice Blue (ΔE 2.2); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F4E6DC — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCEAF4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCEAF4
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCEAF4?
#DCEAF4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 92% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #DCEAF4?
Use black text. Black on #DCEAF4 has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCEAF4?
Its complementary colour is #F4E6DC, and analogous partners are #DCF4F2 and #DCDEF4.