What color is #F0F8FF?

#F0F8FF is a very light, vivid azure known as Alice Blue. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Alice Blue?

The RGB value is 240, 248, 255: 240 red, 248 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Alice Blue?

The complementary color is #FFF7F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Alice Blue color: hex code #F0F8FF

#F0F8FF rgb(240, 248, 255)

Shades of white

Alice Blue has the hex code #F0F8FF. It is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 97.3% green and 100% blue (240, 248, 255).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword aliceblue.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.58:1).

Alice Blue (#F0F8FF) color codes

HEX	`#F0F8FF`
RGB	`rgb(240, 248, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 97.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 6%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.18, -1.35, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.18, 4.47, 252.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.549, 92.879, 107.903)`
Decimal	`15792383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Alice Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F0F8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F0F8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f8ff; }
.text { color: #f0f8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 248 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f8ff, #f0f1ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F0F8FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F0F8FF?: #F0F8FF is a very light, vivid azure known as Alice Blue. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Alice Blue?: The RGB value is 240, 248, 255: 240 red, 248 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Alice Blue?: The complementary color is #FFF7F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.