Palettes / Colors / #EAEAF3

#EAEAF3 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EAEAF3 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#EAEAF3 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 #F4F4EC; it also sits naturally between #ECF0F4 and #F0ECF4. 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 92% · Green 92% · Blue 95%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAEAF3

.text { color: #EAEAF3; }
.background { background-color: #EAEAF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEAF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 234, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 27%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEAF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 234, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEAF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 234, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEAF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEAF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAEAF3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4F4EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAEAF3: #000000.

How #EAEAF3 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 #EAEAF3 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

← #EAEAF2  ·  #EAEAF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEAF3?

#EAEAF3 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 234, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEAF3?

#EAEAF3 is RGB 234, 234, 243 — HSL 240°, 27%, 94% — CMYK 4%, 4%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EAEAF3?

Its complement is #F4F4EC; analogous partners are #ECF0F4 and #F0ECF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEAF3 for text?

Black text on #EAEAF3 has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.