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#E7EFF8

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #E7EFF8

#E7EFF8 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 94% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.1), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F8F0E7 (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 18.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green239
Blue248

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.8
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #E7EFF8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E7EFF8.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E7EFF8.
18.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7EFF8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7EFF8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECEFF8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEDF8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3F1F2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7EFF8?

#E7EFF8 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 94% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E7EFF8?

Use black text. Black on #E7EFF8 has a contrast ratio of 18.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7EFF8?

Its complementary colour is #F8F0E7, and analogous partners are #E7F8F8 and #E8E7F8.