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#EAEBF2 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EAEBF2 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 #EAEBF2 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.

#EAEBF2 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 #F1F0E9; it also sits naturally between #E9EEF1 and #ECE9F1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEBF2 · RGB 234, 235, 242

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Color values

HEX#EAEBF2
RGB234, 235, 242
HSL233°, 24%, 93%
HSV233°, 3%, 95%
CMYK3%, 3%, 0%, 5%
XYZ79.67, 83.32, 95.89
Yxy83.32, 0.3077, 0.3219
CIE-Lab93.15, 0.94, -3.51
Hunter Lab91.28, 0.94, -3.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 95%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAEBF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAEBF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAEBF2

.text { color: #EAEBF2; }
.background { background-color: #EAEBF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEBF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 235, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 24%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEBF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 235, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEBF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 235, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEBF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEBF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAEBF2

#CCCFE0#B0B4CF#9398BD#777DAC#5F669B#4E537E#3C4162#2B2E46#191B29#08080D

Tints of #EAEBF2

#E9EAF1#ECEDF3#ECEDF3#ECEDF3#EFF0F5#EFF0F5#EFF0F5#EFF0F5#F2F3F7#F2F3F7

Tones of #EAEBF2

#E9EAF1#EAEBF0#EBEBF0#EBECEF#ECECEE#EDEDEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1F0E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEBF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEBF2

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 #EAEBF2: ·

How #EAEBF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEAF0Deuteranopia · #EAEAF0Tritanopia · #EAEFEF

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 #EAEBF2 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 171717
#171717 · #444444 · #DA0037 · #EDEDED
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED

Similar colors

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

#EAECF0#E8EDF2#EAEFEF#EDEDED#EEEEEE#ECECEC#EDEEF7#E8F1F5#EBEBEB#E9EFEC#EFF0F4#EFECEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEBF1  ·  #EAEBF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEBF2?

#EAEBF2 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 235, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEBF2?

#EAEBF2 is RGB 234, 235, 242 — HSL 233°, 24%, 93% — CMYK 3%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EAEBF2?

Its complement is #F1F0E9; analogous partners are #E9EEF1 and #ECE9F1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEBF2 for text?

Black text on #EAEBF2 has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.