Palettes / Colors / #F2FBFF

#F2FBFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#F2FBFF 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 #F2FBFF 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.

#F2FBFF 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 #FFF4F0; it also sits naturally between #F0FFFC and #F0F3FF. 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 98% · Blue 100%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2FBFF

.text { color: #F2FBFF; }
.background { background-color: #F2FBFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2FBFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 251, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 100%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2FBFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 251, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2FBFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 251, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2FBFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2FBFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFF4F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2FBFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2FBFF

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:

How #F2FBFF 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 #F2FBFF 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

← #F2FBFE  ·  #F2FC00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2FBFF?

#F2FBFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 242, 251, 255). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2FBFF?

#F2FBFF is RGB 242, 251, 255 — HSL 198°, 100%, 97% — CMYK 5%, 2%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #F2FBFF?

Its complement is #FFF4F0; analogous partners are #F0FFFC and #F0F3FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2FBFF for text?

Black text on #F2FBFF has a contrast ratio of 20.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.