#DDEBFD
Ice Blue · very light cool white
About #DDEBFD
#DDEBFD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 92% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 3.7), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FDEFDD (eggshell), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.38:1, 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 #DDEBFD?
#DDEBFD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 92% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DDEBFD?
Use black text. Black on #DDEBFD has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDEBFD?
Its complementary colour is #FDEFDD, and analogous partners are #DDFBFD and #DFDDFD.