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#E5EEFA

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #E5EEFA

With the hex code #E5EEFA, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 93% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 3.4 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FAF1E5, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red229
Green238
Blue250

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #E5EEFA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E5EEFA.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E5EEFA.
17.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5EEFA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5EEFA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAEEFB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8ECFA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0F1F2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5EEFA?

With the hex code #E5EEFA, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 93% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E5EEFA?

Use black text. Black on #E5EEFA has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5EEFA?

Its complementary colour is #FAF1E5, and analogous partners are #E5F9FA and #E6E5FA.