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#DDF5FE

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #DDF5FE

With the hex code #DDF5FE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 96% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 3.1 — followed by White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FEE6DD, 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 18.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green245
Blue254

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.1
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 10.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #DDF5FE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDF5FE.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDF5FE.
18.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF5FE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF5FE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0F3FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEFFE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4F8F8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF5FE?

With the hex code #DDF5FE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 96% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF5FE?

Use black text. Black on #DDF5FE has a contrast ratio of 18.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF5FE?

Its complementary colour is #FEE6DD, and analogous partners are #DDFEF7 and #DDE4FE.