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#DEEBFE

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #DEEBFE

With the hex code #DEEBFE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 92% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 7% 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 4.3 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FEF1DE, a eggshell 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 17.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green235
Blue254

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.5
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #DEEBFE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DEEBFE.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DEEBFE.
17.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DEEBFE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5ECFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E8FE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7EFF1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEEBFE?

With the hex code #DEEBFE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 92% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEEBFE?

Use black text. Black on #DEEBFE has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEEBFE?

Its complementary colour is #FEF1DE, and analogous partners are #DEFBFE and #E1DEFE.