Palettes / Colors / #EFEFFA

#EFEFFA — Pale Muted Blue

#EFEFFA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the blue family.

#EFEFFA 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 #FAFAEF; it also sits naturally between #EFF5FA and #F5EFFA. 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 94% · 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 #EFEFFA

.text { color: #EFEFFA; }
.background { background-color: #EFEFFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEFFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 52%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEFFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEFFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFEFFA

Tints of #EFEFFA

Tones of #EFEFFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAFAEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEFFA: #000000.

How #EFEFFA 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 #EFEFFA 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

← #EFEFF9  ·  #EFEFFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEFFA?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEFFA?

#EFEFFA is RGB 239, 239, 250 — HSL 240°, 52%, 96% — CMYK 4%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFEFFA?

Its complement is #FAFAEF; analogous partners are #EFF5FA and #F5EFFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEFFA for text?

Black text on #EFEFFA has a contrast ratio of 18.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.