Palettes / Colors / #EFF5FA

#EFF5FA — Pale Muted Blue

#EFF5FA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#EFF5FA 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 #FAF4EF; it also sits naturally between #EFFAFA and #EFF0FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 96% · Blue 98%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFF5FA

.text { color: #EFF5FA; }
.background { background-color: #EFF5FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF5FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 245, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 52%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF5FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 245, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF5FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 245, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF5FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF5FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF5FA

Tints of #EFF5FA

Tones of #EFF5FA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAF4EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFF5FA: #000000.

How #EFF5FA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with #EFF5FA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF5F9  ·  #EFF5FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF5FA?

#EFF5FA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 245, 250). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF5FA?

#EFF5FA is RGB 239, 245, 250 — HSL 207°, 52%, 96% — CMYK 4%, 2%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFF5FA?

Its complement is #FAF4EF; analogous partners are #EFFAFA and #EFF0FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF5FA for text?

Black text on #EFF5FA has a contrast ratio of 19.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.