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#E7EAEF — Pale Dusty Blue

#E7EAEF is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #E7EAEF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E7EAEF 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 #EFECE7; it also sits naturally between #E7EEEF and #E8E7EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E7EAEF · RGB 231, 234, 239

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Color values

HEX#E7EAEF
RGB231, 234, 239
HSL218°, 20%, 92%
HSV218°, 3%, 94%
CMYK3%, 2%, 0%, 6%
XYZ77.96, 82.07, 93.39
Yxy82.07, 0.3076, 0.3238
CIE-Lab92.60, -0.09, -2.78
Hunter Lab90.59, -0.09, -2.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 92% · Blue 94%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E7EAEF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E7EAEF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E7EAEF

.text { color: #E7EAEF; }
.background { background-color: #E7EAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7EAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 234, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(218, 20%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7EAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 234, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7EAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 234, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E7EAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7EAEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E7EAEF

#CBD1DC#AFB9CA#97A4BA#7B8CA7#627493#505E77#3D485C#2D3543#1B1F28#080A0C

Tints of #E7EAEF

#E7EAEF#EAECF1#EAECF1#EDEFF3#EDEFF3#EDEFF3#F0F2F5#F0F2F5#F3F4F7#F3F4F7

Tones of #E7EAEF

#E7EAEE#E8EAED#E8EAED#E9EAEC#E9EAEC#EAEAEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFECE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #E7EAEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E7EAEF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E7EAEF: ·

How #E7EAEF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E8E8EEDeuteranopia · #E8E8EETritanopia · #E7EDED

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E7EAEF rather than the exact color:

Palette 000000
#000000 · #233D4D · #FE7F2D · #EAECF0
Palette E8edf2
#E8EDF2 · #2C3947 · #547A95 · #C2A56D
Palette Ef7722
#EF7722 · #FAA533 · #EBEBEB · #0BA6DF
Palette Eaefef
#EAEFEF · #BFC9D1 · #25343F · #FF9B51
Palette 333446
#333446 · #7F8CAA · #B8CFCE · #EAEFEF
Palette 08d9d6
#08D9D6 · #252A34 · #FF2E63 · #EAEAEA

Similar colors

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

#EAECF0#E8EDF2#EBEBEB#EAEFEF#EAEAEA#ECECEC#E9EFEC#E9E9E9#EDEDED#E8E8E8#E7F2EF#EEEEEE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E7EAEE  ·  #E7EAF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E7EAEF?

#E7EAEF is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 231, 234, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E7EAEF?

#E7EAEF is RGB 231, 234, 239 — HSL 218°, 20%, 92% — CMYK 3%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #E7EAEF?

Its complement is #EFECE7; analogous partners are #E7EEEF and #E8E7EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E7EAEF for text?

Black text on #E7EAEF has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.