#E2EEFB
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #E2EEFB
#E2EEFB is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 93% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is virtually identical to Ice Blue (ΔE 2.5), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FBEFE2 (linen), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E2EEFB?
#E2EEFB is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 93% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #E2EEFB?
Use black text. Black on #E2EEFB has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2EEFB?
Its complementary colour is #FBEFE2, and analogous partners are #E2FAFB and #E3E2FB.