Palettes / Colors / #ECF3FD

#ECF3FD — Pale Vivid Blue

#ECF3FD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#ECF3FD 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 #FDF6ED; it also sits naturally between #EDFCFD and #EEEDFD. 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 93% · 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

CSS code for #ECF3FD

.text { color: #ECF3FD; }
.background { background-color: #ECF3FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECF3FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 243, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 81%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECF3FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 243, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECF3FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 243, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECF3FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECF3FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDF6ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECF3FD: #000000.

How #ECF3FD 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 #ECF3FD 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

← #ECF3FC  ·  #ECF3FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECF3FD?

#ECF3FD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 236, 243, 253). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECF3FD?

#ECF3FD is RGB 236, 243, 253 — HSL 215°, 81%, 96% — CMYK 7%, 4%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #ECF3FD?

Its complement is #FDF6ED; analogous partners are #EDFCFD and #EEEDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECF3FD for text?

Black text on #ECF3FD has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.