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#EBF2FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#EBF2FF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EBF2FF 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.

#EBF2FF 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 #FFF8EB; it also sits naturally between #EBFCFF and #EEEBFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBF2FF · RGB 235, 242, 255

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Color values

HEX#EBF2FF
RGB235, 242, 255
HSL219°, 100%, 96%
HSV219°, 8%, 100%
CMYK8%, 5%, 0%, 0%
XYZ84.06, 88.39, 107.24
Yxy88.39, 0.3006, 0.3160
CIE-Lab95.32, 0.10, -7.05
Hunter Lab94.01, 0.10, -7.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 95% · Blue 100%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBF2FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBF2FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBF2FF

.text { color: #EBF2FF; }
.background { background-color: #EBF2FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBF2FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 242, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 100%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBF2FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 242, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBF2FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 242, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBF2FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBF2FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBF2FF

#BDD4FF#8FB6FF#5C95FF#2E77FF#0059FF#0049D1#0039A3#002770#001742#000714

Tints of #EBF2FF

#EBF2FF#EBF2FF#EBF2FF#EBF2FF#EBF2FF#EBF2FF#EBF2FF#EBF2FF#EBF2FF#EBF2FF

Tones of #EBF2FF

#ECF2FE#EEF3FC#EFF3FB#F0F3F9#F2F4F8#F3F4F6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFF8EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.12:1 Fails
Against black text18.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBF2FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBF2FF

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 #EBF2FF: ·

How #EBF2FF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EEEEFCDeuteranopia · #EEEDFBTritanopia · #EBF9F9

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 #EBF2FF rather than the exact color:

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
Palette 211951
#211951 · #836FFF · #15F5BA · #F0F3FF

Similar colors

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

#ECF2FF#EEF1FF#EEF5FF#E9F6FF#F0F3FF#EEF7FF#ECF2F9#ECF9FF#E4F1FF#E8F9FF#EBEAFF#E3F2FD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBF2FE  ·  #EBF300 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBF2FF?

#EBF2FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 235, 242, 255). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBF2FF?

#EBF2FF is RGB 235, 242, 255 — HSL 219°, 100%, 96% — CMYK 8%, 5%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EBF2FF?

Its complement is #FFF8EB; analogous partners are #EBFCFF and #EEEBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBF2FF for text?

Black text on #EBF2FF has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.