#E2EFFB
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #E2EFFB
#E2EFFB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 94% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Ice Blue (ΔE 2.2); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FBEEE2 — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2EFFB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #E2EFFB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E2EFFB?
#E2EFFB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 94% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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 #E2EFFB?
Use black text. Black on #E2EFFB has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2EFFB?
Its complementary colour is #FBEEE2, and analogous partners are #E2FBFA and #E2E3FB.