Palettes / Colors / #EAE9EF
#EAE9EF — Pale Dusty Blue
#EAE9EF 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 #EAE9EF 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.
#EAE9EF 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 #EFF0EA; it also sits naturally between #EAECF0 and #EEEAF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAE9EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 233, 239 |
| HSL | 250°, 16%, 93% |
| HSV | 250°, 3%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 3%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 78.65, 82.00, 93.34 |
| Yxy | 82.00, 0.3097, 0.3228 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.58, 1.42, -2.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.56, 1.42, -2.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 91% · Blue 94%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAE9EF
.text { color: #EAE9EF; }
.background { background-color: #EAE9EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE9EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 233, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 16%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE9EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 233, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE9EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 233, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAE9EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE9EF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFF0EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAE9EF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAE9EF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EAE9EF: ·
How #EAE9EF 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 #EAE9EF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EAE9EF?
#EAE9EF is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 233, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE9EF?
#EAE9EF is RGB 234, 233, 239 — HSL 250°, 16%, 93% — CMYK 2%, 3%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #EAE9EF?
Its complement is #EFF0EA; analogous partners are #EAECF0 and #EEEAF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAE9EF for text?
Black text on #EAE9EF has a contrast ratio of 17.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.