neutralcoolCSS named color

Aliceblue #F0F8FF

Aliceblue is a very light, highly saturated cool-toned color with a cool cast. Defined as one of the 148 CSS named colors in the W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 specification.

Use cases: Backgrounds · Typography

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Color values

FormatValue
HEX#F0F8FF
RGBrgb(240, 248, 255)
HSLhsl(208, 100%, 97%)
HSVhsv(208, 6%, 100%)
OKLCHoklch(97.51% 0.013 244.2)
OKLaboklab(97.51% -0.0055 -0.0114)
CMYKcmyk(5.9%, 2.7%, 0%, 0%)
XYZxyz(87.549, 92.8794, 107.9035)
CIE-LABlab(97.2, -1.3, -4.3)
CIE-LCHlch(97.2, 4.5, 252.4°)
Luminance0.929 (WCAG relative)
/* Aliceblue */ --aliceblue: #f0f8ff; color: #f0f8ff; background-color: #f0f8ff;

Source: W3C CSS named color. CSS keyword: aliceblue.

Collections: Off White Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#d5dce2 #bbc1c6 #a1a7ab #888d91 #707477 #595c5e #434547 #2e2f30 #1a1b1b #000000

Tints (toward white)

#f2f9ff #f3f9ff #f5faff #f6fbff #f8fbff #f9fcff #fbfdff #fcfeff #fefeff #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#f1f8fe #f1f8fd #f2f8fd #f3f8fc #f3f7fb #f4f7fa #f5f7f9 #f6f7f8 #f6f7f8 #f7f7f7

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#F0F8FF
#FFF7F0
#f0f8ff #fff7f0

Analogous

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#F0FFFF
#F0F8FF
#F0F1FF
#f0ffff #f0f8ff #f0f1ff

Triadic

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#F0F8FF
#FFF0F8
#F8FFF0
#f0f8ff #fff0f8 #f8fff0

Tetradic

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#F0F8FF
#FFF0FF
#FFF7F0
#F1FFF0
#f0f8ff #fff0ff #fff7f0 #f1fff0

Square

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#F0F8FF
#FFF0FF
#FFF7F0
#F1FFF0
#f0f8ff #fff0ff #fff7f0 #f1fff0

Split Complementary

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#F0F8FF
#FFF0F1
#FFFFF0
#f0f8ff #fff0f1 #fffff0

Monochromatic

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#76BFFF
#B3DBFF
#E0F1FF
#E0F1FF
#E0F1FF
#76bfff #b3dbff #e0f1ff #e0f1ff #e0f1ff

Accessibility & contrast

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#F0F8FF on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
19.58
#F0F8FF on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on aliceblue

19.58
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5F8FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3F6FF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDFAFA

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Ghostwhite #F8F8FF3.83
Pale Grey #FDFDFE4.19
Whitesmoke #F5F5F54.28
White #FFFFFF4.57
Azure (CSS) #F0FFFF5.19
Off White #FAF9F65.67

Colors that go with aliceblue

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Charcoal #36454F
9.2:1
Same hue family as aliceblue (Δh 4°) — guaranteed harmony
8.3:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈28°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Forest Green #2D5A27
7.5:1
Text-safe contrast with the anchor (7.52:1, passes WCAG AA)
Purplish Brown #6B4247
7.8:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈145°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Espresso #4B382A
10.3:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈177°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.