Palettes / Colors / #F2F1FA

#F2F1FA — Pale Muted Blue

#F2F1FA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the blue family.

#F2F1FA 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 #F8FAF0; it also sits naturally between #F0F4FA and #F6F0FA. 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 95% · Green 95% · Blue 98%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2F1FA

.text { color: #F2F1FA; }
.background { background-color: #F2F1FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2F1FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 241, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 47%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2F1FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 241, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2F1FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 241, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2F1FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2F1FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8FAF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2F1FA: #000000.

How #F2F1FA 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2F1FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2F1F9  ·  #F2F1FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2F1FA?

#F2F1FA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 242, 241, 250). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2F1FA?

#F2F1FA is RGB 242, 241, 250 — HSL 247°, 47%, 96% — CMYK 3%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #F2F1FA?

Its complement is #F8FAF0; analogous partners are #F0F4FA and #F6F0FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2F1FA for text?

Black text on #F2F1FA has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.