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#EAECF1 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EAECF1 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 #EAECF1 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.

#EAECF1 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 #F1EFEA; it also sits naturally between #EAEFF1 and #EBEAF1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAECF1 · RGB 234, 236, 241

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Color values

HEX#EAECF1
RGB234, 236, 241
HSL223°, 20%, 93%
HSV223°, 3%, 95%
CMYK3%, 2%, 0%, 5%
XYZ79.80, 83.83, 95.19
Yxy83.83, 0.3083, 0.3239
CIE-Lab93.38, 0.24, -2.66
Hunter Lab91.56, 0.24, -2.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 95%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAECF1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAECF1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAECF1

.text { color: #EAECF1; }
.background { background-color: #EAECF1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECF1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(223, 20%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECF1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECF1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 241, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAECF1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAECF1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAECF1

#CED3DE#B3BACC#97A1BA#7B88A7#647296#525D7A#3F485F#2D3343#1B1E28#08090C

Tints of #EAECF1

#EAECF1#EDEEF3#EDEEF3#EDEEF3#F0F1F5#F0F1F5#F0F1F5#F0F1F5#F3F4F7#F3F4F7

Tones of #EAECF1

#EAECF0#EBECF0#EBECEF#ECECEF#ECEDEE#EDEDEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1EFEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.77:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAECF1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAECF1

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 #EAECF1: ·

How #EAECF1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBF0Deuteranopia · #EBEBF0Tritanopia · #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 #EAECF1 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#E9EFEC#EBEBEB#E8F1F5#E7F2EF#EDEEF7#EFF0F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAECF0  ·  #EAECF2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAECF1?

#EAECF1 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 236, 241). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECF1?

#EAECF1 is RGB 234, 236, 241 — HSL 223°, 20%, 93% — CMYK 3%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EAECF1?

Its complement is #F1EFEA; analogous partners are #EAEFF1 and #EBEAF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAECF1 for text?

Black text on #EAECF1 has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.