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#DFEEF7

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DFEEF7

With the hex code #DFEEF7, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 4% 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 2.0 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F7E8DF, 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 — 17.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green238
Blue247

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 2.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.0
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #DFEEF7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFEEF7.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFEEF7.
17.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFEEF7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFEEF7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAEDF8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6EAF7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9F0F1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFEEF7?

With the hex code #DFEEF7, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 4% 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 #DFEEF7?

Use black text. Black on #DFEEF7 has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFEEF7?

Its complementary colour is #F7E8DF, and analogous partners are #DFF7F4 and #DFE2F7.