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#E6F2FC

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #E6F2FC

#E6F2FC is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 95% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 3.1), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCF0E6 (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 18.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red230
Green242
Blue252

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.4
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #E6F2FC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E6F2FC.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E6F2FC.
18.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E6F2FC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E6F2FC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEF2FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBEFFC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1F4F5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E6F2FC?

#E6F2FC is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 95% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E6F2FC?

Use black text. Black on #E6F2FC has a contrast ratio of 18.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E6F2FC?

Its complementary colour is #FCF0E6, and analogous partners are #E6FCFB and #E6E7FC.