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#EBF2FC — Pale Blue

#EBF2FC 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 #EBF2FC 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.

#EBF2FC 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 #FCF4E9; it also sits naturally between #E9FAFC and #EAE9FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBF2FC · RGB 235, 242, 252

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Color values

HEX#EBF2FC
RGB235, 242, 252
HSL215°, 74%, 95%
HSV215°, 7%, 99%
CMYK7%, 4%, 0%, 1%
XYZ83.58, 88.19, 104.71
Yxy88.19, 0.3023, 0.3190
CIE-Lab95.24, -0.46, -5.62
Hunter Lab93.91, -0.47, -5.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 95% · Blue 99%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBF2FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBF2FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBF2FC

.text { color: #EBF2FC; }
.background { background-color: #EBF2FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBF2FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 242, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 74%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBF2FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 242, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBF2FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 242, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBF2FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBF2FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBF2FC

#C1D7F6#99BDF0#71A3EA#498AE4#2170DE#1B59B1#15458A#0F3162#091D3A#030912

Tints of #EBF2FC

#E9F1FC#E9F1FC#E9F1FC#E9F1FC#EDF4FC#EDF4FC#EDF4FC#EDF4FC#EDF4FC#EDF4FC

Tones of #EBF2FC

#EAF1FA#EBF1F9#EDF1F8#EEF2F6#F0F2F5#F1F2F4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCF4E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.13:1 Fails
Against black text18.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBF2FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBF2FC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EBF2FC: ·

How #EBF2FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EEEEFADeuteranopia · #EEEDF9Tritanopia · #EBF8F7

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 #EBF2FC rather than the exact color:

Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette Eef5ff
#EEF5FF · #B4D4FF · #86B6F6 · #176B87
Palette Eef5ff
#EEF5FF · #9EB8D9 · #7C93C3 · #A25772
Palette Fe7a36
#FE7A36 · #3652AD · #280274 · #E9F6FF

Similar colors

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

#ECF2F9#ECF2FF#EEF1FF#EEF5FF#E9F6FF#F0F3FF#EBF4F6#EEF7FF#EDEEF7#ECF8F9#F1F3F8#ECF9FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBF2FB  ·  #EBF2FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBF2FC?

#EBF2FC is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 235, 242, 252). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBF2FC?

#EBF2FC is RGB 235, 242, 252 — HSL 215°, 74%, 95% — CMYK 7%, 4%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EBF2FC?

Its complement is #FCF4E9; analogous partners are #E9FAFC and #EAE9FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBF2FC for text?

Black text on #EBF2FC has a contrast ratio of 18.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.