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#DCEAFC

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #DCEAFC

#DCEAFC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 92% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 3.7), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCEEDC (eggshell), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green234
Blue252

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #DCEAFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DCEAFC.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DCEAFC.
17.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCEAFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4EAFD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E7FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4EEF0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCEAFC?

#DCEAFC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 92% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCEAFC?

Use black text. Black on #DCEAFC has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCEAFC?

Its complementary colour is #FCEEDC, and analogous partners are #DCFAFC and #DEDCFC.