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#DDF8FF

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #DDF8FF

#DDF8FF is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 97% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.7), with White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFE4DD (linen), 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 — 18.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green248
Blue255

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.7
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 10.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #DDF8FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDF8FF.
1.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDF8FF.
18.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF8FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF8FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3F6FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDF1FF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4FBFA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF8FF?

#DDF8FF is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 97% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF8FF?

Use black text. Black on #DDF8FF has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF8FF?

Its complementary colour is #FFE4DD, and analogous partners are #DDFFF5 and #DDE7FF.