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#DDEAF4

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DDEAF4

With the hex code #DDEAF4, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 92% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 2.4 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F4E7DD, 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 17.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green234
Blue244

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 2.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #DDEAF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDEAF4.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDEAF4.
17.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDEAF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDEAF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6EAF5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E7F4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7ECED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDEAF4?

With the hex code #DDEAF4, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 92% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DDEAF4?

Use black text. Black on #DDEAF4 has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDEAF4?

Its complementary colour is #F4E7DD, and analogous partners are #DDF4F3 and #DDDEF4.