#EDEFFA
Closest named color: Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4). oklch(95.4% 0.015 277.8), rgb(237, 239, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (18.32:1).
About this color
#EDEFFA is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 95%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 18.32:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (95%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4) |
| Black text | 18.32:1 |
| White text | 1.14:1 |
Values
| HEX | #EDEFFA |
| RGB | rgb(237, 239, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 57%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.4% 0.015 277.8) |
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 #EDEFFA | 1.14:1 | Fails | Lc -8.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #EDEFFA | 18.32:1 | AAA | Lc 96.8 | Preferred for body text |
| #EDEFFA text on white | 1.14:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #EDEFFA text on black | 18.32:1 | AAA | Lc -97.7 | 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.
-
Step 50
50 (this color)
#EDEFFA
oklch(95.4% 0.015 277.8)
-
Step 100
100
#E9E9EE
oklch(93.5% 0.007 286.3)
-
Step 200
200
#D7D9E0
oklch(88.6% 0.01 273.3)
-
Step 300
300
#BDC0CD
oklch(80.9% 0.018 275.6)
-
Step 400
400
#9C9FB4
oklch(70.7% 0.031 279.1)
-
Step 500
500
#8388A2
oklch(63.2% 0.039 276.6)
-
Step 600
600
#6D718D
oklch(55.6% 0.044 278.5)
-
Step 700
700
#5B5F77
oklch(49.1% 0.039 277.5)
-
Step 800
800
#4A4E61
oklch(42.8% 0.032 275.7)
-
Step 900
900
#3E404F
oklch(37.6% 0.026 279.1)
-
Step 950
950
#24262E
oklch(27% 0.015 274.3)
#EDEFFA 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) | #ECF0FB | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #ECEFFA | 0.001 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #EAF1F2 | 0.014 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #EFEFEF | 0.015 |
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 #EDEFFA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.013
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.022
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.023
- Lavender Blush #FFF0F5 ΔE 0.025
- Lavender #E6E6FA ΔE 0.026
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.028
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.031
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.031
Use #EDEFFA 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.