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#DEE8F0

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DEE8F0

#DEE8F0 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 91% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 3.9), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F0E6DE (linen), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green232
Blue240

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #DEE8F0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DEE8F0.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DEE8F0.
16.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEE8F0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEE8F0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E8F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E6F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAEAEA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEE8F0?

#DEE8F0 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 91% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DEE8F0?

Use black text. Black on #DEE8F0 has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEE8F0?

Its complementary colour is #F0E6DE, and analogous partners are #DEF0EF and #DEDFF0.