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#D6E4F0
Icy blue
A True Winter color
Icy blue
anchor color 7 of 10 in True Winter. Also called Cool Winter in other systems.
By Kathleen Olsen · Updated November 11, 2026
- Hex
- #D6E4F0
- RGB
- 214, 228, 240
- HSL
- 208°, 46%, 89%
Icy blue is white with a breath of cool blue in it. It is the True Winter light, the color that does what white does and reads as cold while doing it. Paler than any Summer powder blue and cooler than any cream. In most light it reads as white. Against true white it reads as blue.
Where it sits
Icy blue is an anchor color in True Winter. The nearest color on the same side of the warm–cool line is Dove grey #C3C7CC, a Light Summer color, at a distance of 11: close enough to mistake for it on a hanger, far enough to tell apart on a person.
At RGB 214, 228, 240 the blue leads, the green sits just behind, and the red is lowest. That order is what makes it blue rather than pink or cream. It has almost no saturation. The color lives in the undertone and shows up mainly by contrast, which is why a shirt in icy blue looks white alone and blue next to a white collar.
A True Winter wears it as the light in a dark outfit. A shirt under a black jacket, a knit with charcoal, a scarf against sapphire or black. It is not a color to build an outfit around. It is the piece that keeps the rest from going heavy, and it is the softer option when true white feels too hard against the face.
Retailers call it ice blue, pale blue, sky, powder, frost, or just light blue, and most of what sells under those names is warmer and more saturated. Hold the garment against a cream. Icy blue looks cold and almost white. A powder blue looks like a color. If it looks blue from across the room, it is not this.
Easily confused with
Everything light and cool sits within thirteen points: Light Summer's dove grey and powder blue, Summer soft white, Bright Winter's bright white, Deep Winter's icy pink, and true white itself. The near-whites are the same color in most garments. Light Summer's powder blue is the one to watch. It carries more color, and on a True Winter it looks a little dusty. On a Light Summer, icy blue looks a little stark.
The nearest named colors in other seasons, by perceptual distance (ΔE in CIELAB; under 10 is hard to tell apart on a screen, over 25 is a different color).
Dove grey #C3C7CC
Light Summer neutral · ΔE 11
Soft white #F1EFEA
True Summer and Soft Summer neutral · ΔE 11
Bright white #FBFDFF
Bright Winter neutral · ΔE 11
Icy pink #E9D7E6
Deep Winter anchor · ΔE 12
True white #FFFFFF
Deep Winter neutral · ΔE 13
Powder blue #A9C9E0
Light Summer anchor · ΔE 13
In stock in this color today
As of November 11, 2026, 6 in-stock pieces across Christy Dawn, Marine Layer and Frank & Eileen sample within a close match of #D6E4F0. The dot on each card is the color we sampled from the garment itself; trust it over the photograph. Links are affiliate links: we earn a commission when you buy through them, at no cost to you.
What it's sold as
Retailers almost never use the palette name. These are the color names on the in-stock pieces that sample within a close match of #D6E4F0 today, so they are the words to search for.
- Christy Dawn
- Mist
- Marine Layer
- Mist
- Frank & Eileen
- French Blue, Dive Blue
A retailer's name for a color says nothing about its undertone. "Navy" at one shop is a True Winter color and at another a Spring one. The sampled dot on each card above is what we trust.
Questions
Is icy blue a True Winter color?
Yes. Icy blue (#D6E4F0) is an anchor color in the True Winter palette. No other palette on the same side of the warm–cool line has a color near it, which makes it a reliable test for the season.
Is icy blue the same as powder blue?
No. Powder blue carries more color. Icy blue as the True Winter palette uses it is RGB 214, 228, 240, nearly white with a cool blue undertone. Against a cream, icy blue looks cold and almost white. Powder blue against a cream looks blue.
Can a Deep Winter wear icy blue?
Yes. Deep Winter's icy pink is twelve points away and does the same job. Both are near-whites with a cool undertone, and the choice between them is about which tint sits better against the face. Many Deep Winters wear both.
Can a Light Summer wear icy blue?
Usually. Light Summer's own powder blue is thirteen points away and softer. Icy blue can look a little stark near a Light Summer face, but as a shirt under a cool grey jacket it holds.
What colors go with icy blue?
For a True Winter: black, charcoal, sapphire, true navy, emerald, hot pink. Icy blue and black is the sharpest pairing. Icy blue and sapphire is the quietest. Avoid camel, cream, and warm browns.
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