Palettes / Colors / #EFEEF9

#EFEEF9 — Pale Muted Blue

#EFEEF9 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 #EFEEF9 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.

#EFEEF9 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 #F7F8EC; it also sits naturally between #ECF1F8 and #F3ECF8. 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 94% · Green 93% · Blue 98%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEEF9

.text { color: #EFEEF9; }
.background { background-color: #EFEEF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEEF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 238, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 48%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEEF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 238, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEEF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 238, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEEF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEEF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7F8EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEEF9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEEF9

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 #EFEEF9 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 #EFEEF9 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

← #EFEEF8  ·  #EFEEFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEEF9?

#EFEEF9 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 238, 249). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEEF9?

#EFEEF9 is RGB 239, 238, 249 — HSL 245°, 48%, 95% — CMYK 4%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFEEF9?

Its complement is #F7F8EC; analogous partners are #ECF1F8 and #F3ECF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEEF9 for text?

Black text on #EFEEF9 has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.