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#E2F9FB

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #E2F9FB

With the hex code #E2F9FB, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 98% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 1% 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 very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FBE4E2, 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 — 19.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green249
Blue251

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.4
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 8.7
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #E2F9FB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2F9FB.
1.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2F9FB.
19.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2F9FB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2F9FB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5F7FB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0F3FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBFBFA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2F9FB?

With the hex code #E2F9FB, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 98% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 1% 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 #E2F9FB?

Use black text. Black on #E2F9FB has a contrast ratio of 19.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2F9FB?

Its complementary colour is #FBE4E2, and analogous partners are #E2FBF1 and #E2EDFB.