#DCEAF7
Ice Blue · very light cool blue
About #DCEAF7
#DCEAF7 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 92% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Ice Blue (ΔE 2.1); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F7E9DC — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCEAF7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCEAF7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCEAF7?
#DCEAF7 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 92% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCEAF7?
Use black text. Black on #DCEAF7 has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCEAF7?
Its complementary colour is #F7E9DC, and analogous partners are #DCF7F7 and #DCDDF7.