Palettes / Colors / #EEEFFA

#EEEFFA — Pale Blue

#EEEFFA is a blue color we call Pale 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 #EEEFFA 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.

#EEEFFA 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 #FAF9EF; it also sits naturally between #EFF6FA and #F4EFFA. 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 98%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEEFFA

.text { color: #EEEFFA; }
.background { background-color: #EEEFFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEFFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 239, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 55%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEFFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 239, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEFFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 239, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEEFFA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAF9EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEFFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEFFA

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 #EEEFFA 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 #EEEFFA 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

← #EEEFF9  ·  #EEEFFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEFFA?

#EEEFFA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 238, 239, 250). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEFFA?

#EEEFFA is RGB 238, 239, 250 — HSL 235°, 55%, 96% — CMYK 5%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EEEFFA?

Its complement is #FAF9EF; analogous partners are #EFF6FA and #F4EFFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEFFA for text?

Black text on #EEEFFA has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.