#F0F8FFAlice Blue (#F0F8FF) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 244°, lightness 0.98 and chroma 0.013. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F0F8FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 248, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 100%, 97%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 6%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(97.2 -1.3 -4.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.975 0.013 244) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Alice Blue shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#faf2ef — ΔE 2.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#f9f9fa — ΔE 1.4, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#f0f8ff — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f0f9ff — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Alice Blue in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.07:1 and against black 19.58:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f0f8ff · #c3cad0 · #9da3a8 · #787d82 · #555a5e · #35383c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f0f8ff · #d4e4ff · #c3ccfd · #bdb5e3 · #b49fc8 · #a98bab
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f0f8ff · #b8b1cc · #759cbc · #7d70a0 · #3e607c · #433d55
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f0f8ff · #d7ab82 · #83909b · #597084 · #3d5162 · #26333e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f8ff · #ded8d2 · #9099a1 · #5f5b57 · #1e272e · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f0f8ff · #c8cbce · #9da1a4 · #282d31 · #070b0f · #f39f46
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f0f8ff · #e4d6ca · #b39171 · #79522b · #3a1e00 · #00040f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f0f8ff · #e4d6ca · #ba8b80 · #695b25 · #3f180f · #0a0500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f0f8ff · #e7d3d7 · #b98993 · #526332 · #1f2a02 · #050001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f8ff · #e3d4df · #b08aa7 · #79522b · #032e17 · #120500
#F1F8FE · #F1F7FC · #F2F7FB · #F2F6FA · #F3F6F9
#C3CAD0 · #979DA3 · #6E7378 · #474B4F · #23272A
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.