#DFEBF3
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #DFEBF3
#DFEBF3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 92% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 3.1); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F3E7DF — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFEBF3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DFEBF3
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How #DFEBF3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFEBF3?
#DFEBF3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 92% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DFEBF3?
Use black text. Black on #DFEBF3 has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFEBF3?
Its complementary colour is #F3E7DF, and analogous partners are #DFF3F1 and #DFE1F3.