Palettes / Colors / #EDEFF6

#EDEFF6 — Pale Muted Blue

#EDEFF6 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #EDEFF6 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.

#EDEFF6 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 #F6F5EE; it also sits naturally between #EEF4F6 and #F0EEF6. 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 94% · Blue 96%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDEFF6

.text { color: #EDEFF6; }
.background { background-color: #EDEFF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEFF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 239, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 33%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEFF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 239, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEFF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 239, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDEFF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEFF6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6F5EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEFF6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDEFF6

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:

How #EDEFF6 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 #EDEFF6 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

← #EDEFF5  ·  #EDEFF7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDEFF6?

#EDEFF6 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 237, 239, 246). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEFF6?

#EDEFF6 is RGB 237, 239, 246 — HSL 227°, 33%, 95% — CMYK 4%, 3%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #EDEFF6?

Its complement is #F6F5EE; analogous partners are #EEF4F6 and #F0EEF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEFF6 for text?

Black text on #EDEFF6 has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.