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#E8EFF7

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #E8EFF7

#E8EFF7 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 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.6), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F7F0E8 (linen), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green239
Blue247

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.1
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #E8EFF7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E8EFF7.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E8EFF7.
18.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8EFF7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8EFF7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECEFF7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBEDF7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5F1F1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8EFF7?

#E8EFF7 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 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E8EFF7?

Use black text. Black on #E8EFF7 has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8EFF7?

Its complementary colour is #F7F0E8, and analogous partners are #E8F7F7 and #E9E8F7.