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#EFF0FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#EFF0FF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EFF0FF 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.

#EFF0FF 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 #FFFEF0; it also sits naturally between #F0F8FF and #F6F0FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF0FF · RGB 239, 240, 255

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Color values

HEX#EFF0FF
RGB239, 240, 255
HSL236°, 100%, 97%
HSV236°, 6%, 100%
CMYK6%, 6%, 0%, 0%
XYZ84.81, 87.89, 107.10
Yxy87.89, 0.3031, 0.3141
CIE-Lab95.11, 2.41, -7.33
Hunter Lab93.75, 2.45, -7.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 94% · Blue 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFF0FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF0FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF0FF

.text { color: #EFF0FF; }
.background { background-color: #EFF0FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF0FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 240, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 100%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF0FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 240, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF0FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 240, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF0FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF0FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF0FF

#C2C6FF#8F96FF#616BFF#3341FF#0516FF#000ED1#000BA3#000875#000442#000114

Tints of #EFF0FF

#F0F1FF#F0F1FF#F0F1FF#F0F1FF#F0F1FF#EBECFF#EBECFF#EBECFF#EBECFF#EBECFF

Tones of #EFF0FF

#F1F2FE#F2F3FD#F3F4FC#F4F4FB#F5F5FA#F6F6F8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFFEF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.13:1 Fails
Against black text18.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF0FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF0FF

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 #EFF0FF: ·

How #EFF0FF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFFBDeuteranopia · #EFEFFBTritanopia · #EFF9F8

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 #EFF0FF rather than the exact color:

Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette 211951
#211951 · #836FFF · #15F5BA · #F0F3FF
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette Eef5ff
#EEF5FF · #B4D4FF · #86B6F6 · #176B87
Palette Eef5ff
#EEF5FF · #9EB8D9 · #7C93C3 · #A25772
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874

Similar colors

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

#EEF1FF#F0F3FF#ECF2FF#EEF5FF#F4EEFF#F5EFFF#F1EAFF#ECF2F9#EEF7FF#EBEAFF#F4F6FF#F1F3F8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF0FE  ·  #EFF100 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF0FF?

#EFF0FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 240, 255). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF0FF?

#EFF0FF is RGB 239, 240, 255 — HSL 236°, 100%, 97% — CMYK 6%, 6%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EFF0FF?

Its complement is #FFFEF0; analogous partners are #F0F8FF and #F6F0FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF0FF for text?

Black text on #EFF0FF has a contrast ratio of 18.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.