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#DDF9FD

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #DDF9FD

With the hex code #DDF9FD, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 98% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 2% 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 6.1 — followed by White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FDE1DD, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green249
Blue253

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.1
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 10.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DDF9FD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDF9FD.
1.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDF9FD.
19.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF9FD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF9FD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4F6FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEF2FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4FCFA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF9FD?

With the hex code #DDF9FD, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 98% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF9FD?

Use black text. Black on #DDF9FD has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF9FD?

Its complementary colour is #FDE1DD, and analogous partners are #DDFDF1 and #DDE9FD.