Palettes / Colors / #EAF3FA

#EAF3FA — Pale Blue

#EAF3FA is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aliceblue (#F0F8FF) — not an exact match. CSS aliceblue gives you #F0F8FF, a different color; use #EAF3FA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EAF3FA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FAF1EA; it also sits naturally between #EAFAF9 and #EAEBFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 95% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EAF3FA

.text { color: #EAF3FA; }
.background { background-color: #EAF3FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAF3FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 243, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 62%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAF3FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 243, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAF3FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 243, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAF3FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAF3FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAF1EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAF3FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAF3FA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EAF3FA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAF3FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAF3F9  ·  #EAF3FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAF3FA?

#EAF3FA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 243, 250). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAF3FA?

#EAF3FA is RGB 234, 243, 250 — HSL 206°, 62%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 3%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EAF3FA?

Its complement is #FAF1EA; analogous partners are #EAFAF9 and #EAEBFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAF3FA for text?

Black text on #EAF3FA has a contrast ratio of 18.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.