Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Ice Blue

Ice Blue is a light and pastel blue color with HEX #D6F5FF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 214, 245, 255, HSL 195, 100%, 92%, cool temperature, and is useful for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design.

#D6F5FF blue cool lightpastel
HEX #D6F5FF
RGB rgb(214, 245, 255)
HSL hsl(195 100% 92%)
CMYK cmyk(16, 4, 0, 0)
Luminance 0.8682
Contrast Black 18.36:1White 1.14:1

CSS Utilities

--color-ice-blue: #D6F5FF;
.bg-ice-blue { background-color: #D6F5FF; }
.text-ice-blue { color: #D6F5FF; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.8682
Black text18.36:1AA Pass
White text1.14:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#D6F5FF",
  "rgb": [
    214,
    245,
    255
  ],
  "hsl": [
    195,
    100,
    92
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    16,
    4,
    0,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.8682,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 18.36,
    "white": 1.14
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#FFE0D6",
  "analogous": [
    "#D6FFF5",
    "#D6E0FF"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#FFD6F5",
    "#F5FFD6"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#F5D6FF",
    "#FFE0D6",
    "#E0FFD6"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#FFD6E0",
    "#FFF5D6"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#D6F5FF",
    "#7ADEFF"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#7ADEFF",
  "saturated": "#D6F5FF",
  "desaturated": "#DBF3FB",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFFFFF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#FFE0D6",
    "#D6FFF5",
    "#D6E0FF"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#DBF3FB",
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#DBF3FB"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "light-cyan",
    "arctic-blue",
    "lavender",
    "duck-egg-blue"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "ice-blue"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
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    "ice-blue-vs-light-cyan",
    "ice-blue-vs-milk-blue"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/light",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/ice-blue",
    "/css/colors/ice-blue",
    "/hex/d6f5ff"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-tone/light",
      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/colors/light-cyan",
      "/colors/arctic-blue",
      "/colors/lavender",
      "/colors/duck-egg-blue",
      "/compare/arctic-blue-vs-ice-blue",
      "/compare/ice-blue-vs-light-cyan",
      "/compare/ice-blue-vs-milk-blue",
      "/harmonies/ice-blue",
      "/wcag/ice-blue",
      "/css/colors/ice-blue",
      "/hex/d6f5ff"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "ice-blue",
  "name": "Ice Blue",
  "hex": "#D6F5FF",
  "uses": [
    "interfaces",
    "brand systems",
    "technical design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "trust",
      "clarity",
      "calm"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "technology",
      "finance",
      "healthcare",
      "navigation"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-warmth food palettes"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "blue",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
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    "pastel"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    "cool",
    "light",
    "pastel",
    "interfaces",
    "brand-systems",
    "technical-design",
    "trust",
    "clarity",
    "calm"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
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    214,
    245,
    255
  ],
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    195,
    100,
    92
  ],
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    4,
    0,
    0
  ],
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  },
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      "#D6E0FF"
    ],
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      "#F5FFD6"
    ],
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      "#F5D6FF",
      "#FFE0D6",
      "#E0FFD6"
    ],
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      "#FFD6E0",
      "#FFF5D6"
    ],
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#D6F5FF",
      "#7ADEFF"
    ]
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    "saturated": "#D6F5FF",
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    "neon": "#FFFFFF"
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
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    "variable": "--color-ice-blue: #D6F5FF;",
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  },
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    "lavender",
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  ],
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    "ice-blue-vs-milk-blue"
  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
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      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/colors/light-cyan",
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      "/colors/duck-egg-blue",
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      "/compare/ice-blue-vs-light-cyan",
      "/compare/ice-blue-vs-milk-blue",
      "/harmonies/ice-blue",
      "/wcag/ice-blue",
      "/css/colors/ice-blue",
      "/hex/d6f5ff"
    ]
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#FFE0D6",
      "#D6FFF5",
      "#D6E0FF"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#DBF3FB",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#DBF3FB"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Ice Blue Color

Ice Blue sits in the blue family with cool temperature and light and pastel visual character. Ice Blue is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include trust, clarity, and calm, which makes it relevant for technology and finance. In design work, Ice Blue is most useful for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Blue color familyBrowse named blue colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors with light visual character.Pastel colorsFind colors with pastel visual character.Ice Blue accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #D6F5FF.Ice Blue CSS utilitiesUse Ice Blue in CSS variables and utility classes.#D6F5FF HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Ice Blue paletteOpen the generated palette based on Ice Blue.Ice Blue harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Ice Blue against black and white text.

Black text18.36:1AA Pass
White text1.14:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Milk Blue#D6EAF8
Light Cyan#E0FFFF
Arctic Blue#C6E6FB
Lavender#E6E6FA
Duck Egg Blue#C3FBF4

Color Harmonies

#FFE0D6#FFE0D6
#D6FFF5#D6FFF5
#D6E0FF#D6E0FF
#FFD6F5#FFD6F5
#F5FFD6#F5FFD6
Open full Ice Blue harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#7ADEFF#7ADEFF
Ice Blue#D6F5FF
#DBF3FB#DBF3FB
White#FFFFFF
White#FFFFFF

Pairings

Black#000000
#FFE0D6#FFE0D6
#D6FFF5#D6FFF5
#D6E0FF#D6E0FF
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5