#F0FFFFAzure (#F0FFFF) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 197°, lightness 0.99 and chroma 0.016. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F0FFFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 255, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 100%, 97%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 6%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(98.9 -4.9 -1.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.989 0.016 197) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Azure 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 ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fbf9ee — ΔE 2.4, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#f9fffa — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#f0ffff — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f0ffff — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.03:1 and against black 20.45:1, 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.
#f0ffff · #bfcccc · #99a5a5 · #757f7f · #525b5b · #323a3a
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.
#f0ffff · #b2f8ea · #aae3c9 · #a4cdaa · #9fb78e · #98a077
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.
#f0ffff · #a8bdd2 · #6aa8a8 · #5981a8 · #316b6c · #33475a
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.
#f0ffff · #c7dcdc · #96bdbd · #b3787a · #395959 · #25393a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0ffff · #e5dbdb · #919e9e · #625c5c · #1c2929 · #020101
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.
#f0ffff · #c4cbcb · #979e9e · #1d2626 · #010606 · #e54e61
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f0ffff · #c4cbcb · #979e9e · #1d2626 · #010606 · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f0ffff · #ecd8d8 · #be8c8e · #824b4e · #40171b · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f0ffff · #ecd8d8 · #b88ca2 · #805038 · #3c182c · #0f0200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f0ffff · #e4d9e8 · #aa90b4 · #755828 · #362200 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0ffff · #dcdcec · #9896bf · #824b4e · #2a2800 · #090001
#F0FDFD · #F1FCFC · #F1FAFA · #F1F9F9 · #F2F7F7
#C2CFCF · #96A2A2 · #6C7777 · #454E4E · #222929
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.