#EBF8FD
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #EBF8FD
#EBF8FD is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 97% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% 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 5.5), with White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FDF0EB (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 — 19.38:1, 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 #EBF8FD?
#EBF8FD is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 97% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 2% 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 #EBF8FD?
Use black text. Black on #EBF8FD has a contrast ratio of 19.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBF8FD?
Its complementary colour is #FDF0EB, and analogous partners are #EBFDF9 and #EBEFFD.