#DCFAFC
Ice Blue · very light cool white
About #DCFAFC
#DCFAFC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 98% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.2); White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FCDEDC — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCFAFC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCFAFC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DCFAFC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCFAFC?
#DCFAFC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 98% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCFAFC?
Use black text. Black on #DCFAFC has a contrast ratio of 19.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCFAFC?
Its complementary colour is #FCDEDC, and analogous partners are #DCFCEE and #DCEAFC.