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#DFEBF7

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DFEBF7

With the hex code #DFEBF7, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 92% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 2.4 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F7EBDF, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green235
Blue247

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 2.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.0
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #DFEBF7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFEBF7.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFEBF7.
17.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFEBF7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFEBF7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7EBF8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E8F7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9EEEF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFEBF7?

With the hex code #DFEBF7, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 92% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DFEBF7?

Use black text. Black on #DFEBF7 has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFEBF7?

Its complementary colour is #F7EBDF, and analogous partners are #DFF7F7 and #DFDFF7.