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#EBF0FA — Pale Blue

#EBF0FA is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#EBF0FA 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 #FAF5EB; it also sits naturally between #EBF7FA and #EDEBFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBF0FA · RGB 235, 240, 250

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Color values

HEX#EBF0FA
RGB235, 240, 250
HSL220°, 60%, 95%
HSV220°, 6%, 98%
CMYK6%, 4%, 0%, 2%
XYZ82.68, 86.88, 102.86
Yxy86.88, 0.3035, 0.3189
CIE-Lab94.69, 0.18, -5.40
Hunter Lab93.21, 0.19, -5.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBF0FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBF0FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBF0FA

.text { color: #EBF0FA; }
.background { background-color: #EBF0FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBF0FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 240, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 60%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBF0FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 240, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBF0FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 240, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBF0FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBF0FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBF0FA

#C6D4F1#A1B9E8#7C9DDE#5882D5#3366CC#2952A3#203F7E#162D5A#0D1B35#040810

Tints of #EBF0FA

#EBF0FA#EBF0FA#EBF0FA#EBF0FA#EFF3FB#EFF3FB#EFF3FB#EFF3FB#EFF3FB#EFF3FB

Tones of #EBF0FA

#ECF0F9#EDF0F8#EEF1F7#EFF1F6#F0F2F4#F1F2F3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAF5EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.14:1 Fails
Against black text18.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBF0FA: #000000.

How #EBF0FA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EDEDF8Deuteranopia · #EDEDF7Tritanopia · #EBF6F5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBF0FA rather than the exact color:

Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette 09637e
#09637E · #088395 · #7AB2B2 · #EBF4F6
Palette 071952
#071952 · #088395 · #37B7C3 · #EBF4F6
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF

Similar colors

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

#ECF2F9#EDEEF7#ECF2FF#EBF4F6#EEF1FF#E8F1F5#F1F3F8#EFF0F4#F1F1F6#EEF5FF#F0F3FF#EBEAFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBF0F9  ·  #EBF0FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBF0FA?

#EBF0FA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 235, 240, 250). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBF0FA?

#EBF0FA is RGB 235, 240, 250 — HSL 220°, 60%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EBF0FA?

Its complement is #FAF5EB; analogous partners are #EBF7FA and #EDEBFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBF0FA for text?

Black text on #EBF0FA has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.