What color is #EDF0FD?

#EDF0FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF0FD?

The RGB value is 237, 240, 253: 237 red, 240 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF0FD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDF0FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF0FD color

#EDF0FD rgb(237, 240, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EDF0FD is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 94.1% green and 99.2% blue (237, 240, 253).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 80% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.48:1).

#EDF0FD color codes

HEX	`#EDF0FD`
RGB	`rgb(237, 240, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 94.1%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 80%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.91, 1.39, -6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.91, 6.74, 281.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.811, 87.416, 105.367)`
Decimal	`15593725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF0FD, 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 #EDF0FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF0FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.48:1	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 #EDF0FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf0fd; }
.text { color: #edf0fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf0fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 240 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf0fd, #f2edfd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDF0FD?: #EDF0FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF0FD?: The RGB value is 237, 240, 253: 237 red, 240 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF0FD?: The complementary color is #FDFAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF0FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.