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#DCEBF7

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DCEBF7

With the hex code #DCEBF7, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 92% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 1.5 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F7E8DC, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green235
Blue247

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 1.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.7
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DCEBF7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DCEBF7.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DCEBF7.
17.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCEBF7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCEBF7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6EBF8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E8F7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5EEEF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCEBF7?

With the hex code #DCEBF7, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 92% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DCEBF7?

Use black text. Black on #DCEBF7 has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCEBF7?

Its complementary colour is #F7E8DC, and analogous partners are #DCF7F6 and #DCDEF7.