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#EEF0FA — Pale Blue

#EEF0FA is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aliceblue (#F0F8FF) — not an exact match. CSS aliceblue gives you #F0F8FF, a different color; use #EEF0FA 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.

#EEF0FA 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 #EFF7FA and #F3EFFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEF0FA · RGB 238, 240, 250

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Color values

HEX#EEF0FA
RGB238, 240, 250
HSL230°, 55%, 96%
HSV230°, 5%, 98%
CMYK5%, 4%, 0%, 2%
XYZ83.68, 87.40, 102.90
Yxy87.40, 0.3054, 0.3190
CIE-Lab94.91, 1.16, -5.05
Hunter Lab93.49, 1.17, -5.10

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

Sample text in #EEF0FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEF0FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEF0FA

.text { color: #EEF0FA; }
.background { background-color: #EEF0FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF0FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 240, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 55%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF0FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 240, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF0FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 240, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF0FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF0FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEF0FA

#CCD2F0#A8B2E6#818FDA#5D70D0#3951C6#2F42A2#25347E#192457#0F1533#050610

Tints of #EEF0FA

#EFF1FA#EFF1FA#EFF1FA#EFF1FA#EFF1FA#EFF1FA#EFF1FA#EFF1FA#EFF1FA#EFF1FA

Tones of #EEF0FA

#F0F2FA#F1F2F9#F2F3F8#F2F3F7#F3F4F6#F4F4F6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAF9EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.14:1 Fails
Against black text18.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEF0FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF0FA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEF0FA: ·

How #EEF0FA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EFEFF8Deuteranopia · #EFEFF7Tritanopia · #EEF6F5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEF0FA rather than the exact color:

Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
Palette F1f3f8
#F1F3F8 · #D6E0F0 · #8D93AB · #393B44
Palette Be9fe1
#BE9FE1 · #C9B6E4 · #E1CCEC · #F1F1F6
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#ECF2F9#EDEEF7#F1F3F8#F1F1F6#EEF1FF#ECF2FF#EFF0F4#F0F3FF#EBF4F6#F1F6F9#EEF5FF#F3F1F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEF0F9  ·  #EEF0FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF0FA?

#EEF0FA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 238, 240, 250). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF0FA?

#EEF0FA is RGB 238, 240, 250 — HSL 230°, 55%, 96% — CMYK 5%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EEF0FA?

Its complement is #FAF9EF; analogous partners are #EFF7FA and #F3EFFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF0FA for text?

Black text on #EEF0FA has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.