#EEF2FF Color

#EEF2FF is rgb(238, 242, 255) in RGB, hsl(226, 100%, 97%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cloud (#EFF1FE), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEF2FF

HEX#EEF2FF

RGBrgb(238, 242, 255)

HSLhsl(226, 100%, 97%)

HSVhsv(226, 7%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(96.2% 0.018 272.3)

LABlab(95.47% 0.41 -6.76)

LCHlch(95.47% 6.77 273.47)

What #EEF2FF 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 #EEF2FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 0.74 Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 3.66 Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 4.11 Zinc White#FDF8FFΔE 5.3 Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.32 Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 6.39

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

#EEF2FF Channel Values

How #EEF2FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 238 · G 242 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 226° · S 100% · L 97%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 226° · S 7% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 7% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.12:1 vs white · 18.78:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEF2FF 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEF2FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEF2FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEF2FF; 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 #EEF2FF

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

#F0F3FF

#F5F7FF

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEF2FF.

How #EEF2FF 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#EEF2FF

Protanopia#F1F1FF

Protanomaly#F0F2FF

Deuteranopia#F1F1FF

Deuteranomaly#F0F1FF

Tritanopia#ECF4F4

Tritanomaly#EDF3F8

Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEF2FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eef2ff: #EEF2FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEF2FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eef2ff': '#EEF2FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.949, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_eef2ff">#EEF2FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#EEF2FF"

More Blue Colors

#EEF2FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

eff1fe eeeefc eff6ff edf2f7 f0f8ff ede9fe f0f9ff eaeafb f1f5f9 e8ebed f2f2fc e7f5fe 0000b3 006699 098bdc 18187b 23297a 3333cc 45556c 5b92e5 71a6d2 8ba8b7 a7b9f1 c5d4e7

#EEF2FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEF2FF?

#EEF2FF is a lightest blue — rgb(238, 242, 255) in RGB and hsl(226, 100%, 97%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cloud (#EFF1FE), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.74.

What is the RGB value of #EEF2FF?

#EEF2FF is rgb(238, 242, 255) — red 238, green 242, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEF2FF?

#EEF2FF converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEF2FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEF2FF scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEF2FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEF2FF 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 3.66, which is very hard to tell apart.

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