Palettes / Colors / #E1EAEF

#E1EAEF — Pale Dusty Blue

#E1EAEF is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#E1EAEF 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 #EFE6E1; it also sits naturally between #E1EFED and #E1E3EF. 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 92% · Blue 94%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #E1EAEF

.text { color: #E1EAEF; }
.background { background-color: #E1EAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1EAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 234, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 30%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1EAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 234, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1EAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 234, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E1EAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1EAEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E1EAEF

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Tones of #E1EAEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFE6E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E1EAEF: #000000.

How #E1EAEF 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 #E1EAEF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E1EAEE  ·  #E1EAF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E1EAEF?

#E1EAEF is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 225, 234, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E1EAEF?

#E1EAEF is RGB 225, 234, 239 — HSL 201°, 30%, 91% — CMYK 6%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #E1EAEF?

Its complement is #EFE6E1; analogous partners are #E1EFED and #E1E3EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E1EAEF for text?

Black text on #E1EAEF has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.