#DCF9FC
Ice Blue · very light cool white
About #DCF9FC
#DCF9FC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 98% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.6), with White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCDFDC (linen), 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 19.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCF9FC?
#DCF9FC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 98% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCF9FC?
Use black text. Black on #DCF9FC has a contrast ratio of 19.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCF9FC?
Its complementary colour is #FCDFDC, and analogous partners are #DCFCEF and #DCE9FC.