Palettes / Colors / #F2F2FD

#F2F2FD — Pale Blue

#F2F2FD is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#F2F2FD 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 #FDFDF2; it also sits naturally between #F2F7FD and #F7F2FD. 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 99%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #F2F2FD

.text { color: #F2F2FD; }
.background { background-color: #F2F2FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2F2FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 242, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 73%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2F2FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 242, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2F2FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 242, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2F2FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2F2FD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2F2FD

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Tones of #F2F2FD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDFDF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2F2FD: #000000.

How #F2F2FD 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 #F2F2FD 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

← #F2F2FC  ·  #F2F2FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2F2FD?

#F2F2FD is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 242, 242, 253). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2F2FD?

#F2F2FD is RGB 242, 242, 253 — HSL 240°, 73%, 97% — CMYK 4%, 4%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #F2F2FD?

Its complement is #FDFDF2; analogous partners are #F2F7FD and #F7F2FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2F2FD for text?

Black text on #F2F2FD has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.