What color is #E5F6FD?

#E5F6FD is a pale low-chroma blue-gray with a subtle blue cast. In RGB it is rgb(229, 246, 253), and in HSL hsl(198, 86%, 95%).

Is #E5F6FD accessible as text?

On white, #E5F6FD has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 18.93:1 (passes). For text placed on #E5F6FD, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #E5F6FD?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is slate-100 (#F1F5F9).

What colors go well with #E5F6FD?

As a neutral, #E5F6FD pairs cleanly with charcoal, near-black and dark grays for text, and sits under accent hues like blue, violet, emerald or warm orange — use it as a soft background and let the accent carry the color.

Is #E5F6FD the same as CSS aliceblue?

No — #E5F6FD is not the CSS named color aliceblue, but aliceblue (#F0F8FF) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#E5F6FD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #E5F6FD

Not just a swatch — here's how #E5F6FD works with other colors. Named schemes with #E5F6FD in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #E5F6FD Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7B93A5 Anchor #2E3236

Alice Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #E5F6FD Accent #A6C4BF Surface #DEDABF Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1E344A

Alice Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #E5F6FD Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #596672 Accent #EEFDFF

Alice Blue is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Alice Blue.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #E5F6FD Surface #ECEADC Highlight #F4F2E7 Secondary #B3B19F Ink #2A2723

Alice Blue sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F6F4EF Accent #E5F6FD Secondary #F5FBFE Support #969386 Ink #16140F

Alice Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Alice Blue carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #E5F6FD actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 44/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 93/100

Very high

Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.

Depth 3/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 0/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 14/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 6/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 8/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 2/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 90/100

Very high

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 95/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #E5F6FD with

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 16.7:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #FBFDFE for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #E7EFFD — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #E5F6FD at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #E5F6FD;
  --color-base-rgb: 229 246 253;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(96.3% 0.020 224.3);
  --color-50: #F0FAFE;
  --color-100: #D8F2FD;
  --color-200: #B3E4F9;
  --color-300: #80CEEF;
  --color-400: #52B5E0;
  --color-500: #2F99C6;
  --color-600: #2B7696;
  --color-700: #25556A;
  --color-800: #1C3945;
  --color-900: #13232A;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  alice-blue: {
    50: '#F0FAFE',
    100: '#D8F2FD',
    200: '#B3E4F9',
    300: '#80CEEF',
    400: '#52B5E0',
    500: '#2F99C6',
    600: '#2B7696',
    700: '#25556A',
    800: '#1C3945',
    900: '#13232A',
  },
}

$base: #E5F6FD;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F0FAFE;
$base-100: #D8F2FD;
$base-200: #B3E4F9;
$base-300: #80CEEF;
$base-400: #52B5E0;
$base-500: #2F99C6;
$base-600: #2B7696;
$base-700: #25556A;
$base-800: #1C3945;
$base-900: #13232A;
$base-hover: #8DD7F6;
$base-subtle: #F9FCFE;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#E5F6FD",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F0FAFE",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#D8F2FD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#B3E4F9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#80CEEF",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#52B5E0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#2F99C6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#2B7696",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#25556A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#1C3945",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#13232A",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #E5F6FD

Color Lab

Pairs with #E5F6FD

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