Palettes / Colors / #E1E7EA

#E1E7EA — Pale Dusty Blue

#E1E7EA is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#E1E7EA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EAE4E1; it also sits naturally between #E1EAE9 and #E1E2EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 91% · Blue 92%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E1E7EA

.text { color: #E1E7EA; }
.background { background-color: #E1E7EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1E7EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 231, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 18%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1E7EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 231, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1E7EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 231, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E1E7EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1E7EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAE4E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E1E7EA: #000000.

How #E1E7EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E1E7EA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E1E7E9  ·  #E1E7EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E1E7EA?

#E1E7EA is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 225, 231, 234). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E1E7EA?

#E1E7EA is RGB 225, 231, 234 — HSL 200°, 18%, 90% — CMYK 4%, 1%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E1E7EA?

Its complement is #EAE4E1; analogous partners are #E1EAE9 and #E1E2EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E1E7EA for text?

Black text on #E1E7EA has a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.