Palettes / Colors / #EFEFFC

#EFEFFC — Pale Blue

#EFEFFC 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 #EFEFFC 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.

#EFEFFC 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 #FCFCEE; it also sits naturally between #EEF5FC and #F5EEFC. 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 99%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEFFC

.text { color: #EFEFFC; }
.background { background-color: #EFEFFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEFFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 68%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEFFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEFFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFEFFC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFCEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEFFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEFFC

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 #EFEFFC 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 #EFEFFC 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

← #EFEFFB  ·  #EFEFFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEFFC?

#EFEFFC is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 239, 252). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEFFC?

#EFEFFC is RGB 239, 239, 252 — HSL 240°, 68%, 96% — CMYK 5%, 5%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EFEFFC?

Its complement is #FCFCEE; analogous partners are #EEF5FC and #F5EEFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEFFC for text?

Black text on #EFEFFC has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.