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#F0F2FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#F0F2FF 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 #F0F2FF 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.

#F0F2FF 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 #FFFDF0; it also sits naturally between #F0F9FF and #F5F0FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F0F2FF · RGB 240, 242, 255

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Color values

HEX#F0F2FF
RGB240, 242, 255
HSL232°, 100%, 97%
HSV232°, 6%, 100%
CMYK6%, 5%, 0%, 0%
XYZ85.74, 89.25, 107.32
Yxy89.25, 0.3037, 0.3161
CIE-Lab95.68, 1.71, -6.48
Hunter Lab94.47, 1.74, -6.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 95% · Blue 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F0F2FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F0F2FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F0F2FF

.text { color: #F0F2FF; }
.background { background-color: #F0F2FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0F2FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 242, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(232, 100%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0F2FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 242, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0F2FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 242, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0F2FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0F2FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F0F2FF

#C2CAFF#8F9EFF#6176FF#334EFF#0526FF#001CD1#0016A3#001075#000942#000314

Tints of #F0F2FF

#F0F2FF#F0F2FF#F0F2FF#F0F2FF#F0F2FF#EBEDFF#EBEDFF#EBEDFF#EBEDFF#EBEDFF

Tones of #F0F2FF

#F1F3FE#F2F3FD#F3F4FC#F4F5FB#F5F6FA#F6F7F8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFFDF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.11:1 Fails
Against black text18.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #F0F2FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F0F2FF

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 #F0F2FF: ·

How #F0F2FF 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 · #F0F9F9

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 #F0F2FF rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#F0F3FF#EEF1FF#EEF5FF#ECF2FF#EEF7FF#F4EEFF#F4F6FF#F5EFFF#F3F8FF#F1F3F8#ECF2F9#F1F6F9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0F2FE  ·  #F0F300 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0F2FF?

#F0F2FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 240, 242, 255). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0F2FF?

#F0F2FF is RGB 240, 242, 255 — HSL 232°, 100%, 97% — CMYK 6%, 5%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #F0F2FF?

Its complement is #FFFDF0; analogous partners are #F0F9FF and #F5F0FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0F2FF for text?

Black text on #F0F2FF has a contrast ratio of 18.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.