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#E2FBFB

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #E2FBFB

#E2FBFB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 98% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.6); White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FBE2E2 — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2FBFB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green251
Blue251

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.6
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #E2FBFB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2FBFB.
1.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2FBFB.
19.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2FBFB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2FBFB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7F8FB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2F4FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBFDFB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2FBFB?

#E2FBFB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 98% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2FBFB?

Use black text. Black on #E2FBFB has a contrast ratio of 19.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2FBFB?

Its complementary colour is #FBE2E2, and analogous partners are #E2FBEF and #E2EFFB.