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#E2EFFD

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #E2EFFD

#E2EFFD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 94% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Ice Blue (ΔE 2.4), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FDF0E2 (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 — 18.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green239
Blue253

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 2.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.9
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #E2EFFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2EFFD.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2EFFD.
18.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2EFFD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2EFFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAEFFE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7ECFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCF2F3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2EFFD?

#E2EFFD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 94% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2EFFD?

Use black text. Black on #E2EFFD has a contrast ratio of 18.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2EFFD?

Its complementary colour is #FDF0E2, and analogous partners are #E2FDFD and #E3E2FD.