#E8FBFE
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #E8FBFE
#E8FBFE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 98% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.3); White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FEEBE8 — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8FBFE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.66:1 (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 #E8FBFE?
#E8FBFE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 98% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E8FBFE?
Use black text. Black on #E8FBFE has a contrast ratio of 19.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8FBFE?
Its complementary colour is #FEEBE8, and analogous partners are #E8FEF6 and #E8F0FE.