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#E9F4FA

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #E9F4FA

#E9F4FA is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 96% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.7), with White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FAEFE9 (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 18.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red233
Green244
Blue250

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.7
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 6.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #E9F4FA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E9F4FA.
1.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E9F4FA.
18.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9F4FA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9F4FA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1F3FA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFF1FA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5F6F6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9F4FA?

#E9F4FA is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 96% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E9F4FA?

Use black text. Black on #E9F4FA has a contrast ratio of 18.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9F4FA?

Its complementary colour is #FAEFE9, and analogous partners are #E9FAF7 and #E9ECFA.