#EBF8FA
Closest named color: Alice Blue (#F0F8FF). oklch(97% 0.014 207.9), rgb(235, 248, 250).
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Black text reads best on this color (19.33:1).
About this color
#EBF8FA is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.33:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Alice Blue (#F0F8FF) |
| Black text | 19.33:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #EBF8FA |
| RGB | rgb(235, 248, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 60%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97% 0.014 207.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #EBF8FA | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #EBF8FA | 19.33:1 | AAA | Lc 100.3 | Preferred for body text |
| #EBF8FA text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #EBF8FA text on black | 19.33:1 | AAA | Lc -101.6 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 50.
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Step 50
50 (this color)
#EBF8FA
oklch(97% 0.014 207.9)
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Step 100
100
#E6EBEC
oklch(93.7% 0.006 211)
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Step 200
200
#D2DBDC
oklch(88.5% 0.01 204.9)
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Step 300
300
#B4C4C7
oklch(80.9% 0.018 210.2)
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Step 400
400
#8DA6AA
oklch(70.7% 0.028 208.3)
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Step 500
500
#709095
oklch(63.1% 0.037 208)
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Step 600
600
#587A80
oklch(55.6% 0.04 209.6)
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Step 700
700
#48676C
oklch(49.2% 0.037 208.5)
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Step 800
800
#3B5458
oklch(42.7% 0.031 208.4)
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Step 900
900
#334548
oklch(37.6% 0.023 208.8)
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Step 950
950
#1E292A
oklch(27.1% 0.015 203.2)
#EBF8FA with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F6F7FA | 0.014 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F3F5FA | 0.012 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #E7F9F9 | 0.006 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F5F5F5 | 0.014 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #EBF8FA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.010
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.014
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.015
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.017
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.019
- Azure #F0FFFF ΔE 0.019
- Light Cyan #E0FFFF ΔE 0.020
- Mint Cream #F5FFFA ΔE 0.023
Use #EBF8FA in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.