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#EAECF2 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EAECF2 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 #EAECF2 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.

#EAECF2 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 #F1EFE9; it also sits naturally between #E9EFF1 and #EBE9F1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAECF2 · RGB 234, 236, 242

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Color values

HEX#EAECF2
RGB234, 236, 242
HSL225°, 24%, 93%
HSV225°, 3%, 95%
CMYK3%, 2%, 0%, 5%
XYZ79.95, 83.89, 95.98
Yxy83.89, 0.3077, 0.3229
CIE-Lab93.40, 0.42, -3.14
Hunter Lab91.59, 0.43, -3.12

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 #EAECF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAECF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAECF2

.text { color: #EAECF2; }
.background { background-color: #EAECF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 24%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAECF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAECF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAECF2

#CCD1E0#B0B8CF#939EBD#7784AC#5F6E9B#4E5A7E#3C4662#2B3146#191D29#08090D

Tints of #EAECF2

#E9EBF1#ECEEF3#ECEEF3#ECEEF3#EFF1F5#EFF1F5#EFF1F5#EFF1F5#F2F4F7#F2F4F7

Tones of #EAECF2

#E9EBF1#EAECF0#EBECF0#EBECEF#ECEDEE#EDEDEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1EFE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.78:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAECF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAECF2

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 #EAECF2: ·

How #EAECF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBF1Deuteranopia · #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 #EAECF2 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#E8F1F5#EDEEF7#ECECEC#EFF0F4#E9EFEC#EBEBEB#E7F2EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAECF1  ·  #EAECF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAECF2?

#EAECF2 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 236, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECF2?

#EAECF2 is RGB 234, 236, 242 — HSL 225°, 24%, 93% — CMYK 3%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EAECF2?

Its complement is #F1EFE9; analogous partners are #E9EFF1 and #EBE9F1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAECF2 for text?

Black text on #EAECF2 has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.