What color is #EFF2FF?

#EFF2FF 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 #EFF2FF?

The RGB value is 239, 242, 255: 239 red, 242 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF2FF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFF2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF2FF color

#EFF2FF rgb(239, 242, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EFF2FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 94.9% green and 100% blue (239, 242, 255).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.81:1).

#EFF2FF color codes

HEX	`#EFF2FF`
RGB	`rgb(239, 242, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 94.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 6%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.61, 1.38, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.61, 6.73, 281.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.395, 89.075, 107.283)`
Decimal	`15725311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF2FF, 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 #EFF2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.81:1	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 #EFF2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff2ff; }
.text { color: #eff2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 242 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff2ff, #f4efff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFF2FF?: #EFF2FF 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 #EFF2FF?: The RGB value is 239, 242, 255: 239 red, 242 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF2FF?: The complementary color is #FFFCEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.