What color is #E8FAFB?

#E8FAFB is a pale low-chroma cool gray with a subtle cool cast. In RGB it is rgb(232, 250, 251), and in HSL hsl(183, 70%, 95%).

Is #E8FAFB accessible as text?

On white, #E8FAFB has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 19.50:1 (passes). For text placed on #E8FAFB, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #E8FAFB?

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

What colors go well with #E8FAFB?

As a neutral, #E8FAFB 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 #E8FAFB the same as CSS aliceblue?

No — #E8FAFB 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.

#E8FAFB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #E8FAFB

Not just a swatch — here's how #E8FAFB works with other colors. Named schemes with #E8FAFB in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #E8FAFB Surface #EDEADC Highlight #F5F2E7 Secondary #B4B19F 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.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #E8FAFB Accent #A6C4BE Surface #DFDABE Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1D3549

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 #E8FAFB Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #596771 Accent #EEFEFF

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.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #E8FAFB Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7A94A5 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.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F6F4EF Accent #E8FAFB Secondary #F5FCFC Support #979286 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 #E8FAFB 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 94/100

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 3/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 14/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 5/100

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 92/100

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 #E8FAFB with

Seafoam Cool White Misty Rose 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 17.2:1. Use

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

Avoid beside #E9F4FB — 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 #E8FAFB at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #E8FAFB;
  --color-base-rgb: 232 250 251;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(97.2% 0.019 200.9);
  --color-50: #F1FDFD;
  --color-100: #DBF8FA;
  --color-200: #BAF0F3;
  --color-300: #8AE0E5;
  --color-400: #5FCDD3;
  --color-500: #3DB2B8;
  --color-600: #35888C;
  --color-700: #2B6164;
  --color-800: #204041;
  --color-900: #152728;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  alice-blue: {
    50: '#F1FDFD',
    100: '#DBF8FA',
    200: '#BAF0F3',
    300: '#8AE0E5',
    400: '#5FCDD3',
    500: '#3DB2B8',
    600: '#35888C',
    700: '#2B6164',
    800: '#204041',
    900: '#152728',
  },
}

$base: #E8FAFB;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F1FDFD;
$base-100: #DBF8FA;
$base-200: #BAF0F3;
$base-300: #8AE0E5;
$base-400: #5FCDD3;
$base-500: #3DB2B8;
$base-600: #35888C;
$base-700: #2B6164;
$base-800: #204041;
$base-900: #152728;
$base-hover: #97E8ED;
$base-subtle: #F9FDFD;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#E8FAFB",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F1FDFD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#DBF8FA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#BAF0F3",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#8AE0E5",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#5FCDD3",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#3DB2B8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#35888C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#2B6164",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#204041",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#152728",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #E8FAFB

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Pairs with #E8FAFB

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