Close to Alice Blue

#ECF0FA

#ECF0FA is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Alice Blue. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 94.1% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 223°, with 58% saturation and 95% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

18.41:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ECF0FA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#ECF0FA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #ECF0FA

What color is #ECF0FA?

#ECF0FA is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Alice Blue. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 94.1% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 223°, with 58% saturation and 95% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #ECF0FA in RGB?

#ECF0FA is rgb(236, 240, 250): 236 red, 240 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #ECF0FA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(6, 4, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #ECF0FA?

PANTONE 7541 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #ECF0FA?

Its complement #F4F0E6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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