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#EAEBF4 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EAEBF4 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 #EAEBF4 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.

#EAEBF4 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 #F4F3EB; it also sits naturally between #EBF1F4 and #EFEBF4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEBF4 · RGB 234, 235, 244

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Color values

HEX#EAEBF4
RGB234, 235, 244
HSL234°, 31%, 94%
HSV234°, 4%, 96%
CMYK4%, 4%, 0%, 4%
XYZ79.97, 83.44, 97.48
Yxy83.44, 0.3065, 0.3198
CIE-Lab93.21, 1.30, -4.47
Hunter Lab91.35, 1.31, -4.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 96%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAEBF4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAEBF4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAEBF4

.text { color: #EAEBF4; }
.background { background-color: #EAEBF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEBF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 235, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 31%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEBF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 235, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEBF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 235, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEBF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEBF4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAEBF4

#CDCFE5#AFB3D5#9196C5#7379B5#565EA4#464D86#373B68#272A49#17192B#07080D

Tints of #EAEBF4

#EBECF4#EBECF4#EEEFF6#EEEFF6#EEEFF6#EEEFF6#EEEFF6#F2F2F8#F2F2F8#F2F2F8

Tones of #EAEBF4

#ECECF4#ECEDF3#EDEDF2#EEEEF2#EEEFF1#EFEFF0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4F3EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEBF4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEBF4

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 #EAEBF4: ·

How #EAEBF4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEAF2Deuteranopia · #EAEAF1Tritanopia · #EAF0F0

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 #EAEBF4 rather than the exact color:

Palette E8edf2
#E8EDF2 · #2C3947 · #547A95 · #C2A56D
Palette 000000
#000000 · #233D4D · #FE7F2D · #EAECF0
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
Palette Eaefef
#EAEFEF · #BFC9D1 · #25343F · #FF9B51
Palette 333446
#333446 · #7F8CAA · #B8CFCE · #EAEFEF
Palette Fafafa
#FAFAFA · #E8F1F5 · #005691 · #004A7C

Similar colors

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

#E8EDF2#EAECF0#EDEEF7#EAEFEF#E8F1F5#EFF0F4#EEEEEE#EDEDED#ECECEC#F0F0F0#ECF2F9#E9EFEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEBF3  ·  #EAEBF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEBF4?

#EAEBF4 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 235, 244). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEBF4?

#EAEBF4 is RGB 234, 235, 244 — HSL 234°, 31%, 94% — CMYK 4%, 4%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #EAEBF4?

Its complement is #F4F3EB; analogous partners are #EBF1F4 and #EFEBF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEBF4 for text?

Black text on #EAEBF4 has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.