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#E2EDFB

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #E2EDFB

With the hex code #E2EDFB, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 93% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 2.9 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FBF0E2, 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 — 17.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green237
Blue251

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 2.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.2
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #E2EDFB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2EDFB.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2EDFB.
17.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2EDFB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2EDFB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8EDFC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6EBFB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCF0F1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2EDFB?

With the hex code #E2EDFB, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 93% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2EDFB?

Use black text. Black on #E2EDFB has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2EDFB?

Its complementary colour is #FBF0E2, and analogous partners are #E2FAFB and #E3E2FB.