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#E2F0FB

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #E2F0FB

With the hex code #E2F0FB, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 94% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 2.0 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FBEDE2, 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 — 18.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green240
Blue251

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 2.0
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 #E2F0FB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2F0FB.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2F0FB.
18.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2F0FB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2F0FB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECF0FC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8EDFB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCF3F3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2F0FB?

With the hex code #E2F0FB, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 94% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 4% 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 #E2F0FB?

Use black text. Black on #E2F0FB has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2F0FB?

Its complementary colour is #FBEDE2, and analogous partners are #E2FBFA and #E2E4FB.