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#EFF0FC — Pale Blue

#EFF0FC 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 #EFF0FC 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.

#EFF0FC 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 #FCFBEE; it also sits naturally between #EEF6FC and #F4EEFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF0FC · RGB 239, 240, 252

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Color values

HEX#EFF0FC
RGB239, 240, 252
HSL235°, 68%, 96%
HSV235°, 5%, 99%
CMYK5%, 5%, 0%, 1%
XYZ84.33, 87.70, 104.58
Yxy87.70, 0.3049, 0.3171
CIE-Lab95.03, 1.85, -5.89
Hunter Lab93.65, 1.88, -5.98

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

Sample text in #EFF0FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF0FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF0FC

.text { color: #EFF0FC; }
.background { background-color: #EFF0FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF0FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 240, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 68%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF0FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 240, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF0FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 240, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF0FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF0FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF0FC

#C7CBF4#A1A7ED#767FE5#4F5BDE#2937D6#212DB0#1A2389#12185E#0B0E38#030411

Tints of #EFF0FC

#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC

Tones of #EFF0FC

#EFF0FB#F0F1FA#F1F1F9#F2F2F8#F3F3F7#F4F4F6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFBEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.13:1 Fails
Against black text18.54:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF0FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF0FC

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 #EFF0FC: ·

How #EFF0FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFF9Deuteranopia · #EFEFF8Tritanopia · #EFF7F6

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 #EFF0FC rather than the exact color:

Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette 211951
#211951 · #836FFF · #15F5BA · #F0F3FF
Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette F1f3f8
#F1F3F8 · #D6E0F0 · #8D93AB · #393B44
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7

Similar colors

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

#EEF1FF#F0F3FF#ECF2F9#ECF2FF#F1F3F8#EDEEF7#EEF5FF#F4EEFF#F1F1F6#F5EFFF#F1F6F9#F1EAFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF0FB  ·  #EFF0FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF0FC?

#EFF0FC is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 240, 252). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF0FC?

#EFF0FC is RGB 239, 240, 252 — HSL 235°, 68%, 96% — CMYK 5%, 5%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EFF0FC?

Its complement is #FCFBEE; analogous partners are #EEF6FC and #F4EEFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF0FC for text?

Black text on #EFF0FC has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.