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#EBF7FF Color

#EBF7FF is rgb(235, 247, 255) in RGB, hsl(204, 100%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBF7FF
HEX#EBF7FF
RGBrgb(235, 247, 255)
HSLhsl(204, 100%, 96%)
HSVhsv(204, 8%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(97% 0.017 236.7)
LABlab(96.50% -2.98 -5.29)
LCHlch(96.50% 6.07 240.64)

What #EBF7FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EBF7FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#EBF7FF Channel Values

How #EBF7FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 235 · G 247 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 100% · L 96%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 8% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.09:1 vs white · 19.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBF7FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBF7FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBF7FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBF7FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EBF7FF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBF7FF.

How #EBF7FF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EBF7FF
Protanopia#F5F5FF
Protanomaly#F1F6FF
Deuteranopia#F3F3FF
Deuteranomaly#F0F5FF
Tritanopia#EAF8F8
Tritanomaly#EAF8FB
Achromatopsia#F5F5F5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBF7FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ebf7ff: #EBF7FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBF7FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebf7ff': '#EBF7FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.969, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_ebf7ff">#EBF7FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBF7FF"

More Blue Colors

#EBF7FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBF7FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBF7FF?

#EBF7FF is a lightest blue — rgb(235, 247, 255) in RGB and hsl(204, 100%, 96%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.66.

What is the RGB value of #EBF7FF?

#EBF7FF is rgb(235, 247, 255) — red 235, green 247, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBF7FF?

#EBF7FF converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBF7FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBF7FF scores 1.09:1 against white and 19.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBF7FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBF7FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is aliceblue (#F0F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 1.66, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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