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#EAEBF0 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EAEBF0 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#EAEBF0 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 #F0EFEA; it also sits naturally between #EAEEF0 and #ECEAF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEBF0 · RGB 234, 235, 240

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Color values

HEX#EAEBF0
RGB234, 235, 240
HSL230°, 17%, 93%
HSV230°, 3%, 94%
CMYK3%, 2%, 0%, 6%
XYZ79.37, 83.20, 94.31
Yxy83.20, 0.3090, 0.3239
CIE-Lab93.10, 0.57, -2.54
Hunter Lab91.21, 0.57, -2.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · 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 #EAEBF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAEBF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAEBF0

.text { color: #EAEBF0; }
.background { background-color: #EAEBF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEBF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 235, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 17%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEBF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 235, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEBF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 235, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEBF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEBF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAEBF0

#CFD2DD#B4B8CA#9A9EB7#7F85A4#686F92#555A77#42465C#2F3242#1C1D27#08090C

Tints of #EAEBF0

#EAEBF0#EDEEF2#EDEEF2#EDEEF2#F0F1F4#F0F1F4#F0F1F4#F0F1F4#F3F4F7#F3F4F7

Tones of #EAEBF0

#EAEBF0#EBECEF#EBECEF#ECECEE#ECEDEE#EDEDEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0EFEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEBF0: #000000.

How #EAEBF0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEAEFDeuteranopia · #EAEAEFTritanopia · #EAEEEE

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 #EAEBF0 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEBEF  ·  #EAEBF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEBF0?

#EAEBF0 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 235, 240). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEBF0?

#EAEBF0 is RGB 234, 235, 240 — HSL 230°, 17%, 93% — CMYK 3%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EAEBF0?

Its complement is #F0EFEA; analogous partners are #EAEEF0 and #ECEAF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEBF0 for text?

Black text on #EAEBF0 has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.