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#E2F5FB

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #E2F5FB

#E2F5FB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 96% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 2% 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 very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 3.9); White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FBE8E2 — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2F5FB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red226
Green245
Blue251

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.9
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 8.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #E2F5FB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2F5FB.
1.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2F5FB.
18.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2F5FB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2F5FB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1F4FB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDF0FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCF7F7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2F5FB?

#E2F5FB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 96% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 2% 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 #E2F5FB?

Use black text. Black on #E2F5FB has a contrast ratio of 18.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2F5FB?

Its complementary colour is #FBE8E2, and analogous partners are #E2FBF5 and #E2E9FB.