Palettes / Colors / #ECF9FF

#ECF9FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#ECF9FF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#ECF9FF 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 #FFF1EB; it also sits naturally between #EBFFFB and #EBEEFF. 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 98% · Blue 100%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECF9FF

.text { color: #ECF9FF; }
.background { background-color: #ECF9FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECF9FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 249, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 100%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECF9FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 249, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECF9FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 249, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECF9FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECF9FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFF1EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECF9FF: #000000.

How #ECF9FF 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 #ECF9FF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECF9FF 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

← #ECF9FE  ·  #ECFA00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECF9FF?

#ECF9FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 236, 249, 255). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECF9FF?

#ECF9FF is RGB 236, 249, 255 — HSL 199°, 100%, 96% — CMYK 7%, 2%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #ECF9FF?

Its complement is #FFF1EB; analogous partners are #EBFFFB and #EBEEFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECF9FF for text?

Black text on #ECF9FF has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.