What color is #E6F5FA?

#E6F5FA is a pale low-chroma cool gray with a subtle cool cast. In RGB it is rgb(230, 245, 250), and in HSL hsl(195, 67%, 94%).

Is #E6F5FA accessible as text?

On white, #E6F5FA has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 18.81:1 (passes). For text placed on #E6F5FA, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #E6F5FA?

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

What colors go well with #E6F5FA?

As a neutral, #E6F5FA 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 #E6F5FA the same as CSS aliceblue?

No — #E6F5FA 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.

#E6F5FA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #E6F5FA

Not just a swatch — here's how #E6F5FA works with other colors. Named schemes with #E6F5FA in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #E6F5FA Surface #ECEADC Highlight #F4F2E7 Secondary #B3B19F Ink #2A2723

Cool White 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.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #E6F5FA Accent #A6C4BF Surface #DFDABF Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1E354A

Cool White 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 #E6F5FA Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #596672 Accent #EFFDFF

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

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #E6F5FA Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7B94A5 Anchor #2E3236

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

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F6F4EF Accent #E6F5FA Secondary #F6FBFD Support #969386 Ink #16140F

Cool White 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 Cool White carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #E6F5FA 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 45/100

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 4/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 1/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 14/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 7/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 7/100

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 91/100

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 #E6F5FA with

Pale Turquoise Lavender Linen Platinum Dark Slate Gray

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 16.6:1. Use

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

Avoid beside #E5EEFA — 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 #E6F5FA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #E6F5FA;
  --color-base-rgb: 230 245 250;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(96.0% 0.017 219.7);
  --color-50: #F2FAFD;
  --color-100: #DCF2F9;
  --color-200: #BBE4F1;
  --color-300: #8CCDE3;
  --color-400: #62B5D0;
  --color-500: #3F98B5;
  --color-600: #37768B;
  --color-700: #2C5562;
  --color-800: #203941;
  --color-900: #162328;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  cool-white: {
    50: '#F2FAFD',
    100: '#DCF2F9',
    200: '#BBE4F1',
    300: '#8CCDE3',
    400: '#62B5D0',
    500: '#3F98B5',
    600: '#37768B',
    700: '#2C5562',
    800: '#203941',
    900: '#162328',
  },
}

$base: #E6F5FA;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F2FAFD;
$base-100: #DCF2F9;
$base-200: #BBE4F1;
$base-300: #8CCDE3;
$base-400: #62B5D0;
$base-500: #3F98B5;
$base-600: #37768B;
$base-700: #2C5562;
$base-800: #203941;
$base-900: #162328;
$base-hover: #95D5EA;
$base-subtle: #F8FCFD;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#E6F5FA",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F2FAFD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#DCF2F9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#BBE4F1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#8CCDE3",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#62B5D0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#3F98B5",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#37768B",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#2C5562",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#203941",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#162328",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #E6F5FA

Color Lab

Pairs with #E6F5FA

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