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#EEF7FA — Pale Blue

#EEF7FA 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 #EEF7FA 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.

#EEF7FA 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 #FAF2EF; it also sits naturally between #EFFAF8 and #EFF2FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEF7FA · RGB 238, 247, 250

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Color values

HEX#EEF7FA
RGB238, 247, 250
HSL195°, 55%, 96%
HSV195°, 5%, 98%
CMYK5%, 1%, 0%, 2%
XYZ85.78, 91.60, 103.60
Yxy91.60, 0.3053, 0.3260
CIE-Lab96.66, -2.41, -2.48
Hunter Lab95.71, -2.44, -2.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 97% · Blue 98%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEF7FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEF7FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEF7FA

.text { color: #EEF7FA; }
.background { background-color: #EEF7FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF7FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 247, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 55%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF7FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 247, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF7FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 247, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF7FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF7FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEF7FA

#CCE7F0#A8D6E6#81C4DA#5DB3D0#39A3C6#2F85A2#25687E#194857#0F2A33#050D10

Tints of #EEF7FA

#EFF8FA#EFF8FA#EFF8FA#EFF8FA#EFF8FA#EFF8FA#EFF8FA#EFF8FA#EFF8FA#EFF8FA

Tones of #EEF7FA

#F0F7FA#F1F7F9#F2F6F8#F2F6F7#F3F6F6#F4F5F6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAF2EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.09:1 Fails
Against black text19.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEF7FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF7FA

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 #EEF7FA: ·

How #EEF7FA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F2F2F9Deuteranopia · #F1F1F9Tritanopia · #EEF9F9

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 #EEF7FA rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf8f9
#ECF8F9 · #068DA9 · #7E1717 · #E55807
Palette F1f6f9
#F1F6F9 · #394867 · #212A3E · #9BA4B5
Palette F1f6f9
#F1F6F9 · #14274E · #394867 · #9BA4B4
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette Cde8e5
#CDE8E5 · #EEF7FF · #7AB2B2 · #4D869C
Palette F1f3f8
#F1F3F8 · #D6E0F0 · #8D93AB · #393B44

Similar colors

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

#ECF8F9#F1F6F9#F1F9F9#EEF7FF#F1F3F8#EEF5FF#EFF5F5#ECF2F9#ECF9FF#EBF4F6#F4F9F9#F1FCFD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEF7F9  ·  #EEF7FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF7FA?

#EEF7FA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 238, 247, 250). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF7FA?

#EEF7FA is RGB 238, 247, 250 — HSL 195°, 55%, 96% — CMYK 5%, 1%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EEF7FA?

Its complement is #FAF2EF; analogous partners are #EFFAF8 and #EFF2FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF7FA for text?

Black text on #EEF7FA has a contrast ratio of 19.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.