Palettes / Colors / #E7EBEF

#E7EBEF — Pale Dusty Blue

#E7EBEF is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#E7EBEF 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 #EFEBE7; it also sits naturally between #E7EFEF and #E7E7EF. 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 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

CSS code for #E7EBEF

.text { color: #E7EBEF; }
.background { background-color: #E7EBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7EBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 235, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 20%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7EBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 235, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7EBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 235, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E7EBEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7EBEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E7EBEF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEBE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E7EBEF: #000000.

How #E7EBEF 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 #E7EBEF 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

← #E7EBEE  ·  #E7EBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E7EBEF?

#E7EBEF is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 231, 235, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E7EBEF?

#E7EBEF is RGB 231, 235, 239 — HSL 210°, 20%, 92% — CMYK 3%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #E7EBEF?

Its complement is #EFEBE7; analogous partners are #E7EFEF and #E7E7EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E7EBEF for text?

Black text on #E7EBEF has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.