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#EAEBEF — Pale Dusty Blue

#EAEBEF 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 #EAEBEF 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.

#EAEBEF 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 #F0EFEB; it also sits naturally between #EBEEF0 and #ECEBF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEBEF · RGB 234, 235, 239

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Color values

HEX#EAEBEF
RGB234, 235, 239
HSL228°, 14%, 93%
HSV228°, 2%, 94%
CMYK2%, 2%, 0%, 6%
XYZ79.22, 83.14, 93.53
Yxy83.14, 0.3096, 0.3249
CIE-Lab93.08, 0.39, -2.06
Hunter Lab91.18, 0.39, -2.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 94%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EAEBEF

.text { color: #EAEBEF; }
.background { background-color: #EAEBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 235, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(228, 14%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 235, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 235, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAEBEF

#D0D3DC#B6BAC8#9CA1B4#8288A1#6B728E#585D74#44485A#303340#1D1E26#09090C

Tints of #EAEBEF

#EBECF0#EEEEF2#EEEEF2#EEEEF2#F0F1F4#F0F1F4#F0F1F4#F0F1F4#F3F4F6#F3F4F6

Tones of #EAEBEF

#EBECEF#EBECEF#ECECEF#ECEDEE#ECEDEE#EDEDEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0EFEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.63:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEBEF

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 #EAEBEF: ·

How #EAEBEF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEAEEDeuteranopia · #EAEAEETritanopia · #EAEDED

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 #EAEBEF rather than the exact color:

Palette 000000
#000000 · #233D4D · #FE7F2D · #EAECF0
Palette Ececec
#ECECEC · #84934A · #656D3F · #492828
Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Palette Eaefef
#EAEFEF · #BFC9D1 · #25343F · #FF9B51
Palette 333446
#333446 · #7F8CAA · #B8CFCE · #EAEFEF
Palette E8edf2
#E8EDF2 · #2C3947 · #547A95 · #C2A56D

Similar colors

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

#EAECF0#ECECEC#EAEFEF#E8EDF2#EBEBEB#EDEDED#EEEEEE#E9EFEC#EAEAEA#EFECEC#EEEDEB#E9E9E9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEBEE  ·  #EAEBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEBEF?

#EAEBEF is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 235, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEBEF?

#EAEBEF is RGB 234, 235, 239 — HSL 228°, 14%, 93% — CMYK 2%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EAEBEF?

Its complement is #F0EFEB; analogous partners are #EBEEF0 and #ECEBF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEBEF for text?

Black text on #EAEBEF has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.