AliceBlue Color
AliceBlue is a blue color with hex code #F0F8FF. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with aliceblue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
AliceBlue Color Values
What Does AliceBlue Mean?
AliceBlue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. As a lighter shade, AliceBlue reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, AliceBlue is classified as a white (nearest centroid: white, #F2F3F4). It is also known as Alice Blue.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With AliceBlue
AliceBlue and #FFF7F0 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #F0FFFE and #F0F0FF, which sit beside aliceblue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair aliceblue with triadic partners #FFF0F8 and #F8FFF0. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Zumthor —
#EDF6FF(Delta E 1) - Zircon —
#F4F8FF(Delta E 1) - Solitude —
#EAF6FF(Delta E 2) - GhostWhite —
#F8F8FF(Delta E 3) - Lily White —
#E7F8FF(Delta E 3)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #F0F8FF; }
.background { background-color: #F0F8FF; }
.border { border: 2px solid #F0F8FF; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #F0F8FF40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for aliceblue?
AliceBlue has the hex code #F0F8FF. In RGB notation it is rgb(240, 248, 255), in HSL it is hsl(208, 100%, 97%), and its OKLCH value is 0.975, 0.013, 244.3.
What does the color aliceblue mean?
Blue-family colors like aliceblue carry distinct psychological associations. AliceBlue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. As a lighter shade, AliceBlue reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with aliceblue?
AliceBlue has three easy routes: its complement #FFF7F0 for punch, its neighbors #F0FFFE and #F0F0FF for something calmer, or triadic partners #FFF0F8 and #F8FFF0 when you want energy.
Is aliceblue a standard web color?
Yes — AliceBlue is part of the CSS named colors specification, so you can use it directly in CSS as #F0F8FF or with the keyword form where supported.
How do I make aliceblue lighter or darker?
To lighten aliceblue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFFFFF (lightest tint) to #002C52 (darkest shade).
About AliceBlue
AliceBlue is classified as a White in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has alternative names including Alice Blue. The color is recognized by CSS3, X11, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #F0F8FF to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.