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#E1EEF8

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #E1EEF8

With the hex code #E1EEF8, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 93% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 2.2 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F8EBE1, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red225
Green238
Blue248

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 2.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.2
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #E1EEF8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E1EEF8.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E1EEF8.
17.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1EEF8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1EEF8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAEEF9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7EBF8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBF0F1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1EEF8?

With the hex code #E1EEF8, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 93% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E1EEF8?

Use black text. Black on #E1EEF8 has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1EEF8?

Its complementary colour is #F8EBE1, and analogous partners are #E1F8F7 and #E1E3F8.