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#EFF1FB — Pale Blue

#EFF1FB is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#EFF1FB 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 #FBF9EF; it also sits naturally between #EFF7FB and #F3EFFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF1FB · RGB 239, 241, 251

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Color values

HEX#EFF1FB
RGB239, 241, 251
HSL230°, 60%, 96%
HSV230°, 5%, 98%
CMYK5%, 4%, 0%, 2%
XYZ84.46, 88.23, 103.84
Yxy88.23, 0.3054, 0.3190
CIE-Lab95.26, 1.16, -5.05
Hunter Lab93.93, 1.17, -5.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 95% · Blue 98%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFF1FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF1FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF1FB

.text { color: #EFF1FB; }
.background { background-color: #EFF1FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF1FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 241, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 60%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF1FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 241, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF1FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 241, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF1FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF1FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF1FB

#CAD1F2#A5B0E9#7C8DDE#586DD5#334CCC#2A3FA7#213183#16225A#0D1435#040610

Tints of #EFF1FB

#EFF1FB#EFF1FB#EFF1FB#EFF1FB#EFF1FB#EFF1FB#EFF1FB#EFF1FB#EFF1FB#EFF1FB

Tones of #EFF1FB

#F0F1FA#F0F2F9#F1F2F8#F2F3F7#F3F4F7#F4F4F6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBF9EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.13:1 Fails
Against black text18.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF1FB: #000000.

How #EFF1FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F0F9Deuteranopia · #F0F0F8Tritanopia · #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 #EFF1FB rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#ECF2F9#EEF1FF#F1F3F8#F0F3FF#ECF2FF#EDEEF7#F1F1F6#EEF5FF#F1F6F9#EBF4F6#F4EEFF#EFF0F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF1FA  ·  #EFF1FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF1FB?

#EFF1FB is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 241, 251). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF1FB?

#EFF1FB is RGB 239, 241, 251 — HSL 230°, 60%, 96% — CMYK 5%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFF1FB?

Its complement is #FBF9EF; analogous partners are #EFF7FB and #F3EFFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF1FB for text?

Black text on #EFF1FB has a contrast ratio of 18.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.