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#EBF4FB

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #EBF4FB

#EBF4FB is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 96% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% 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 4.9), with White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FBF2EB (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 — 18.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green244
Blue251

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.9
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 6.4
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #EBF4FB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #EBF4FB.
1.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #EBF4FB.
18.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBF4FB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBF4FB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1F4FB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFF2FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7F6F6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBF4FB?

#EBF4FB is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 96% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EBF4FB?

Use black text. Black on #EBF4FB has a contrast ratio of 18.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBF4FB?

Its complementary colour is #FBF2EB, and analogous partners are #EBFBFA and #EBECFB.