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#EFF4FE — Pale Vivid Blue

#EFF4FE 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 #EFF4FE 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.

#EFF4FE 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 #FEFAF1; it also sits naturally between #F1FCFE and #F3F1FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF4FE · RGB 239, 244, 254

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Color values

HEX#EFF4FE
RGB239, 244, 254
HSL220°, 88%, 97%
HSV220°, 6%, 100%
CMYK6%, 4%, 0%, 0%
XYZ85.84, 90.21, 106.65
Yxy90.21, 0.3036, 0.3191
CIE-Lab96.08, 0.18, -5.38
Hunter Lab94.98, 0.18, -5.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 96% · Blue 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFF4FE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF4FE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF4FE

.text { color: #EFF4FE; }
.background { background-color: #EFF4FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF4FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 244, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 88%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF4FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 244, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF4FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 244, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF4FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF4FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF4FE

#C5D7FB#96B6F8#6A99F6#3F7BF3#145DF0#0D4AC5#0A3A99#07296E#04173E#010713

Tints of #EFF4FE

#F1F5FE#F1F5FE#F1F5FE#F1F5FE#F1F5FE#ECF2FE#ECF2FE#ECF2FE#ECF2FE#ECF2FE

Tones of #EFF4FE

#F2F5FD#F3F6FC#F4F6FB#F4F6FA#F5F7F9#F6F7F8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEFAF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.10:1 Fails
Against black text19.04:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF4FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF4FE

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 #EFF4FE: ·

How #EFF4FE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F1F1FCDeuteranopia · #F1F1FBTritanopia · #EFFAF9

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 #EFF4FE rather than the exact color:

Palette Eef5ff
#EEF5FF · #B4D4FF · #86B6F6 · #176B87
Palette 211951
#211951 · #836FFF · #15F5BA · #F0F3FF
Palette Eef5ff
#EEF5FF · #9EB8D9 · #7C93C3 · #A25772
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette Cde8e5
#CDE8E5 · #EEF7FF · #7AB2B2 · #4D869C
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2

Similar colors

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

#EEF5FF#F0F3FF#EEF1FF#EEF7FF#ECF2FF#F4F6FF#F1F6F9#F3F8FF#ECF9FF#F2F9FF#ECF2F9#F1F3F8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF4FD  ·  #EFF4FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF4FE?

#EFF4FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 244, 254). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF4FE?

#EFF4FE is RGB 239, 244, 254 — HSL 220°, 88%, 97% — CMYK 6%, 4%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EFF4FE?

Its complement is #FEFAF1; analogous partners are #F1FCFE and #F3F1FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF4FE for text?

Black text on #EFF4FE has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.