#DFECF4
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #DFECF4
#DFECF4 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is virtually identical to Ice Blue (ΔE 2.8), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4E7DF (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 17.44:1 (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 #DFECF4?
#DFECF4 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #DFECF4?
Use black text. Black on #DFECF4 has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFECF4?
Its complementary colour is #F4E7DF, and analogous partners are #DFF4F2 and #DFE2F4.