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#DCF7FC

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #DCF7FC

#DCF7FC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 97% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.2); White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FCE1DC — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCF7FC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green247
Blue252

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.2
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 10.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DCF7FC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DCF7FC.
1.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DCF7FC.
18.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCF7FC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCF7FC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2F5FC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECF0FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3FAF8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCF7FC?

#DCF7FC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 97% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCF7FC?

Use black text. Black on #DCF7FC has a contrast ratio of 18.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCF7FC?

Its complementary colour is #FCE1DC, and analogous partners are #DCFCF1 and #DCE7FC.