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#EFF5FB Color

#EFF5FB is rgb(239, 245, 251) in RGB, hsl(210, 60%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 2%) 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 1.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFF5FB
HEX#EFF5FB
RGBrgb(239, 245, 251)
HSLhsl(210, 60%, 96%)
HSVhsv(210, 5%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(96.7% 0.01 247.9)
LABlab(96.21% -1.24 -3.62)
LCHlch(96.21% 3.83 251.10)

What #EFF5FB 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 #EFF5FB, 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.

#EFF5FB Channel Values

How #EFF5FB 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 239 · G 245 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 60% · L 96%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 5% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.1:1 vs white · 19.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFF5FB 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 text1.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFF5FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFF5FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EFF5FB

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 #EFF5FB.

How #EFF5FB 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#EFF5FB
Protanopia#F4F4FB
Protanomaly#F2F4FB
Deuteranopia#F3F3FB
Deuteranomaly#F1F4FB
Tritanopia#EEF6F6
Tritanomaly#EFF5F8
Achromatopsia#F4F4F4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFF5FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eff5fb: #EFF5FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFF5FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eff5fb': '#EFF5FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.961, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_eff5fb">#EFF5FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFF5FB"

More Blue Colors

#EFF5FB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFF5FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFF5FB?

#EFF5FB is a lightest blue — rgb(239, 245, 251) in RGB and hsl(210, 60%, 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 1.28.

What is the RGB value of #EFF5FB?

#EFF5FB is rgb(239, 245, 251) — red 239, green 245, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFF5FB?

#EFF5FB converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFF5FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFF5FB scores 1.1:1 against white and 19.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFF5FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFF5FB 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 1.28, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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