HEX atlas value

#F0F8FF

#F0F8FF is a cool blue HEX color close to Alice Blue. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 240, 248, 255, HSL 208, 100%, 97%, has luminance 0.9288, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

blue cool light pastel

#F0F8FF Sample readable text

HEX #F0F8FF

RGB rgb(240, 248, 255)

HSL hsl(208 100% 97%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 3, 0, 0)

Luminance 0.9288

Contrast Black 19.58:1White 1.07:1

CSS

--color-f0f8ff: #F0F8FF;
.background-f0f8ff { background-color: #F0F8FF; }
.text-f0f8ff { color: #F0F8FF; }

Luminance0.9288

Black text19.58:1AA Pass

White text1.07:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#F0F8FF","rgb":[240,248,255],"hsl":[208,100,97],"cmyk":[6,3,0,0],"luminance":0.9288,"contrast":{"black":19.58,"white":1.07}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":19.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Azure","hex":"#F0FFFF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.45,"contrastWhite":1.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F0FFFE","hex":"#F0FFFE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.44,"contrastWhite":1.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Ghost White","hex":"#F8F8FF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.86,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFF7F0","hex":"#FFF7F0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.81,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool blue","light","pastel","light blue","pastel blue","Alice Blue adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces","calm digital interfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f0f8ff.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alice-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cool-white.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/azure.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#FFF7F0","analogous":["#F0FFFE","#F0F0FF"],"triadic":["#FFF0F8","#F8FFF0"],"tetradic":["#FEF0FF","#FFF7F0","#F0FFF0"],"splitComplementary":["#FFF0F0","#FFFEF0"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F0F8FF","#94CDFF"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#94CDFF","saturated":"#F0F8FF","desaturated":"#F1F8FD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFFF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"alice-blue","name":"Alice Blue","hex":"#F0F8FF","distance":0},{"slug":"cool-white","name":"Cool White","hex":"#F4F8FF","distance":4},{"slug":"azure","name":"Azure","hex":"#F0FFFF","distance":7},{"slug":"ghost-white","name":"Ghost White","hex":"#F8F8FF","distance":8},{"slug":"magnolia","name":"Magnolia","hex":"#F8F4FF","distance":8.94427190999916}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F0F8FF

#F0F8FF is classified as a cool blue value with light and pastel visual character. #F0F8FF is visually closest to Alice Blue, a named blue color with HEX #F0F8FF.

The RGB channels are 240, 248, and 255, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 208deg with 100% saturation and 97% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.9288, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text19.58:1AA Pass

White text1.07:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F0F8FF needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000019.58:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.07:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Azure#000000 text · best 20.45:1#F0FFFF

#F0FFFE#000000 text · best 20.44:1#F0FFFE

Ghost White#000000 text · best 19.86:1#F8F8FF

#FFF7F0#000000 text · best 19.81:1#FFF7F0

Generated Palette

Alice Blue#F0F8FF

#FFF7F0#FFF7F0

#F0FFFE#F0FFFE

#F0F0FF#F0F0FF

White#FFFFFF

#94CDFF#94CDFF

Color Harmonies

#FFF7F0#FFF7F0

#F0FFFE#F0FFFE

#F0F0FF#F0F0FF

#FFF0F8#FFF0F8

#F8FFF0#F8FFF0

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#94CDFF#94CDFF

Alice Blue#F0F8FF

#F1F8FD#F1F8FD

White#FFFFFF

Nearest Named Colors

Alice Blue#F0F8FF

Cool White#F4F8FF

Azure#F0FFFF

Ghost White#F8F8FF

Magnolia#F8F4FF

#F0F8FF

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F0F8FF

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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