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#DFEDF6

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DFEDF6

#DFEDF6 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, 4% 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 2.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F6E8DF (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 17.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green237
Blue246

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 2.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.7
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #DFEDF6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFEDF6.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFEDF6.
17.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFEDF6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFEDF6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9ECF7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6EAF6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9EFF0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFEDF6?

#DFEDF6 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, 4% 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 #DFEDF6?

Use black text. Black on #DFEDF6 has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFEDF6?

Its complementary colour is #F6E8DF, and analogous partners are #DFF6F4 and #DFE2F6.