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#DCFBFC

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #DCFBFC

With the hex code #DCFBFC, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 98% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FCDDDC, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green251
Blue252

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.9
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 11.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #DCFBFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DCFBFC.
1.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DCFBFC.
19.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCFBFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6F8FC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0F3FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3FDFB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCFBFC?

With the hex code #DCFBFC, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 98% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCFBFC?

Use black text. Black on #DCFBFC has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCFBFC?

Its complementary colour is #FCDDDC, and analogous partners are #DCFCED and #DCEBFC.