Palettes / Colors / #EDF5FC

#EDF5FC — Pale Blue

#EDF5FC is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#EDF5FC 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 #FCF4EE; it also sits naturally between #EEFCFC and #EEEEFC. 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 96% · Blue 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDF5FC

.text { color: #EDF5FC; }
.background { background-color: #EDF5FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDF5FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 245, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 71%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDF5FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 245, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDF5FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 245, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDF5FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDF5FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCF4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDF5FC: #000000.

How #EDF5FC 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 #EDF5FC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDF5FC?

#EDF5FC is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 237, 245, 252). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDF5FC?

#EDF5FC is RGB 237, 245, 252 — HSL 208°, 71%, 96% — CMYK 6%, 3%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EDF5FC?

Its complement is #FCF4EE; analogous partners are #EEFCFC and #EEEEFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDF5FC for text?

Black text on #EDF5FC has a contrast ratio of 19.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.