Ice Blue Color
Ice Blue is a cyan color with hex code #D7FFFE. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with ice blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Ice Blue Color Values
What Does Ice Blue Mean?
Ice Blue belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Ice Blue reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Ice Blue is classified as a white (nearest centroid: greenish white, #DFEDE8). It is also known as Refreshing Primer.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Ice Blue
Ice Blue and #FFD6D7 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #D6FFEA and #D6EBFF, which sit beside ice blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair ice blue with triadic partners #FED6FF and #FFFED6. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Very Pale Blue —
#D6FFFE(Delta E 0) - Very Light Blue —
#D5FFFF(Delta E 1) - Really Light Blue —
#D4FFFF(Delta E 1) - Foam —
#D8FCFA(Delta E 2) - Pale Blue —
#D0FEFE(Delta E 2)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #D7FFFE; }
.background { background-color: #D7FFFE; }
.border { border: 2px solid #D7FFFE; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #D7FFFE40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for ice blue?
Ice Blue has the hex code #D7FFFE. In RGB notation it is rgb(215, 255, 254), in HSL it is hsl(179, 100%, 92%), and its OKLCH value is 0.972, 0.041, 194.6.
What does the color ice blue mean?
Cyan-family colors like ice blue carry distinct psychological associations. Ice Blue belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Ice Blue reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with ice blue?
Ice Blue has three easy routes: its complement #FFD6D7 for punch, its neighbors #D6FFEA and #D6EBFF for something calmer, or triadic partners #FED6FF and #FFFED6 when you want energy.
Is ice blue a standard web color?
No — Ice Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #D7FFFE or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make ice blue lighter or darker?
To lighten ice blue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FAFFFF (lightest tint) to #004D4B (darkest shade).
About Ice Blue
Ice Blue is classified as a White in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has alternative names including Refreshing Primer. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #D7FFFE to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.