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#EFF2FB — Pale Blue

#EFF2FB is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#EFF2FB 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 #FBF8EF; it also sits naturally between #EFF8FB and #F2EFFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF2FB · RGB 239, 242, 251

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Color values

HEX#EFF2FB
RGB239, 242, 251
HSL225°, 60%, 96%
HSV225°, 5%, 98%
CMYK5%, 4%, 0%, 2%
XYZ84.76, 88.82, 103.94
Yxy88.82, 0.3054, 0.3200
CIE-Lab95.51, 0.65, -4.68
Hunter Lab94.24, 0.66, -4.73

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 #EFF2FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF2FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF2FB

.text { color: #EFF2FB; }
.background { background-color: #EFF2FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF2FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 242, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 60%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF2FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 242, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF2FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 242, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF2FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF2FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF2FB

#CAD4F2#A5B6E9#7C95DE#5877D5#3359CC#2A49A7#213983#16275A#0D1735#040710

Tints of #EFF2FB

#EFF2FB#EFF2FB#EFF2FB#EFF2FB#EFF2FB#EFF2FB#EFF2FB#EFF2FB#EFF2FB#EFF2FB

Tones of #EFF2FB

#F0F2FA#F0F3F9#F1F3F8#F2F3F7#F3F4F7#F4F4F6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBF8EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.12:1 Fails
Against black text18.76:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF2FB: #000000.

How #EFF2FB 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 · #EFF7F7

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 #EFF2FB rather than the exact color:

Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Palette F1f3f8
#F1F3F8 · #D6E0F0 · #8D93AB · #393B44
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette 211951
#211951 · #836FFF · #15F5BA · #F0F3FF
Palette F1f6f9
#F1F6F9 · #394867 · #212A3E · #9BA4B5
Palette F1f6f9
#F1F6F9 · #14274E · #394867 · #9BA4B4

Similar colors

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

#ECF2F9#F1F3F8#EEF1FF#F0F3FF#F1F6F9#ECF2FF#EEF5FF#F1F1F6#EDEEF7#EEF7FF#EBF4F6#EFF5F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF2FA  ·  #EFF2FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF2FB?

#EFF2FB is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 242, 251). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF2FB?

#EFF2FB is RGB 239, 242, 251 — HSL 225°, 60%, 96% — CMYK 5%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFF2FB?

Its complement is #FBF8EF; analogous partners are #EFF8FB and #F2EFFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF2FB for text?

Black text on #EFF2FB has a contrast ratio of 18.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.