#E5F8FA
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #E5F8FA
#E5F8FA is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 97% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.1), with White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FAE7E5 (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 19.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E5F8FA?
#E5F8FA is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 97% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 1% 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 #E5F8FA?
Use black text. Black on #E5F8FA has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5F8FA?
Its complementary colour is #FAE7E5, and analogous partners are #E5FAF2 and #E5EEFA.