#DEFBFE
Ice Blue · very light cool white
About #DEFBFE
#DEFBFE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 98% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.9), with White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FEE1DE (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 19.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DEFBFE?
#DEFBFE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 98% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DEFBFE?
Use black text. Black on #DEFBFE has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEFBFE?
Its complementary colour is #FEE1DE, and analogous partners are #DEFEF1 and #DEEBFE.