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#DDFAFD

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #DDFAFD

#DDFAFD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 98% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.7), with White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FDE0DD (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 — 19.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green250
Blue253

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.7
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 10.6
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #DDFAFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDFAFD.
1.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDFAFD.
19.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDFAFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5F7FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFF2FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4FDFB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDFAFD?

#DDFAFD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 98% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDFAFD?

Use black text. Black on #DDFAFD has a contrast ratio of 19.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDFAFD?

Its complementary colour is #FDE0DD, and analogous partners are #DDFDF0 and #DDEAFD.