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#E7FBFD

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #E7FBFD

With the hex code #E7FBFD, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 98% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FDE9E7, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red231
Green251
Blue253

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.7
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 7.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #E7FBFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E7FBFD.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E7FBFD.
19.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7FBFD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7FBFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8F9FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3F6FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1FDFC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7FBFD?

With the hex code #E7FBFD, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 98% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E7FBFD?

Use black text. Black on #E7FBFD has a contrast ratio of 19.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7FBFD?

Its complementary colour is #FDE9E7, and analogous partners are #E7FDF4 and #E7F0FD.