Alice Blue (#F0F8FF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.07:1 — vs black: 19.58:1

Color values

  • HEX #F0F8FF
  • RGB rgb(240, 248, 255)
  • HSL hsl(208, 100%, 97%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 6, 3, 0, 0 )
  • Websafe #FFFFFF
  • Shades of blue

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F0F8FF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Alice Blue
#F0F8FF Base
#FFF7F0
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Alice Blue
#F0F8FF Base
#F0FFFE
#F0F0FF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Alice Blue
#F0F8FF Base
#FFF0F8
#F8FFF0
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Alice Blue
#F0F8FF Base
#FFF0F0
#FFFEF0
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Alice Blue
#F0F8FF Base
#FEF0FF
#FFF7F0
Honeydew
#F0FFF0
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Alice Blue
#F0F8FF Base
#57B1FF
#A3D4FF
#C7E5FF
#E6F3FF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Alice Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#000E1A
#004077
#0072D5
#34A0FF
#92CCFF
Alice Blue #F0F8FF Base
#E6F3FF
#E6F3FF
#E6F3FF
#E6F3FF
#E6F3FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F0F8FF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F0F8FF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F0F8FF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F0F8FF;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F0F8FF,
        #FFF7F0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F0F8FF,
        #FFF7F0
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$alice-blue: #F0F8FF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$alice-blue-r: 240;
$alice-blue-g: 248;
$alice-blue-b: 255;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $alice-blue;
    color: rgba($alice-blue-r, $alice-blue-g, $alice-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Alice Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F0F8FF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #F6F6FF Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #F7F7FF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #EFF9F9 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #F7F7F7 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Alice Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Alice Blue #F0F8FF Base
Munsell #F2F3F4 ΔE 3.73
Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 3.83
Azureish White #DBE9F4 ΔE 4.16
White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 4.28

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.