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#EAECF3 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EAECF3 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 #EAECF3 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.

#EAECF3 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 #F4F2EC; it also sits naturally between #ECF1F4 and #EEECF4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAECF3 · RGB 234, 236, 243

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Color values

HEX#EAECF3
RGB234, 236, 243
HSL227°, 27%, 94%
HSV227°, 4%, 95%
CMYK4%, 3%, 0%, 5%
XYZ80.10, 83.95, 96.78
Yxy83.95, 0.3071, 0.3219
CIE-Lab93.43, 0.61, -3.62
Hunter Lab91.63, 0.61, -3.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 95%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAECF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAECF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAECF3

.text { color: #EAECF3; }
.background { background-color: #EAECF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 27%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAECF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAECF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAECF3

#CED3E3#B1B8D2#949EC2#7784B1#5B6A9F#4A5682#3A4364#293047#181C2A#07090D

Tints of #EAECF3

#ECEDF4#ECEDF4#EFF0F6#EFF0F6#EFF0F6#EFF0F6#EFF0F6#F2F3F8#F2F3F8#F2F3F8

Tones of #EAECF3

#ECEEF3#EDEEF3#EDEEF2#EEEFF2#EEEFF1#EFEFF0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4F2EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAECF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAECF3

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 #EAECF3: ·

How #EAECF3 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 · #EBEBF1Tritanopia · #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 #EAECF3 rather than the exact color:

Palette E8edf2
#E8EDF2 · #2C3947 · #547A95 · #C2A56D
Palette 000000
#000000 · #233D4D · #FE7F2D · #EAECF0
Palette Eaefef
#EAEFEF · #BFC9D1 · #25343F · #FF9B51
Palette 333446
#333446 · #7F8CAA · #B8CFCE · #EAEFEF
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
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#EAEFEF#EDEEF7#E8F1F5#EFF0F4#EEEEEE#EDEDED#ECECEC#E9EFEC#F0F0F0#E7F2EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAECF2  ·  #EAECF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAECF3?

#EAECF3 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 236, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECF3?

#EAECF3 is RGB 234, 236, 243 — HSL 227°, 27%, 94% — CMYK 4%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EAECF3?

Its complement is #F4F2EC; analogous partners are #ECF1F4 and #EEECF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAECF3 for text?

Black text on #EAECF3 has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.