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#E2FBFA

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #E2FBFA

#E2FBFA is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 98% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 8.1), with White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FBE2E3 (linen), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green251
Blue250

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.1
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #E2FBFA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2FBFA.
1.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2FBFA.
19.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2FBFA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2FBFA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8F8FA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2F4FA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBFDFB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2FBFA?

#E2FBFA is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 98% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2FBFA?

Use black text. Black on #E2FBFA has a contrast ratio of 19.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2FBFA?

Its complementary colour is #FBE2E3, and analogous partners are #E2FBEE and #E2EFFB.