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#EAECFB — Pale Blue

#EAECFB is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#EAECFB 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 #FBF9EA; it also sits naturally between #EAF4FB and #F0EAFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAECFB · RGB 234, 236, 251

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Color values

HEX#EAECFB
RGB234, 236, 251
HSL233°, 68%, 95%
HSV233°, 7%, 98%
CMYK7%, 6%, 0%, 2%
XYZ81.34, 84.45, 103.28
Yxy84.45, 0.3023, 0.3139
CIE-Lab93.64, 2.10, -7.47
Hunter Lab91.90, 2.12, -7.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 98%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EAECFB

.text { color: #EAECFB; }
.background { background-color: #EAECFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 68%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAECFB

#C3C9F4#9CA6EC#7683E5#4F60DE#293DD6#2131AB#192685#121B5E#0B1038#030511

Tints of #EAECFB

#EAECFB#EAECFB#EAECFB#EAECFB#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC

Tones of #EAECFB

#EBEDFA#ECEDF8#EDEEF7#EFEFF6#F0F0F5#F1F1F4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBF9EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAECFB: #000000.

How #EAECFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBF7Deuteranopia · #EBEBF7Tritanopia · #EAF5F4

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 #EAECFB rather than the exact color:

Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette Fafafa
#FAFAFA · #E8F1F5 · #005691 · #004A7C

Similar colors

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

#EBEAFF#EDEEF7#ECF2F9#ECF2FF#EEF1FF#E8F1F5#F1EAFF#E4F1FF#E8EDF2#E3F2FD#EBF4F6#EFF0F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAECFA  ·  #EAECFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAECFB?

#EAECFB is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 236, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECFB?

#EAECFB is RGB 234, 236, 251 — HSL 233°, 68%, 95% — CMYK 7%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EAECFB?

Its complement is #FBF9EA; analogous partners are #EAF4FB and #F0EAFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAECFB for text?

Black text on #EAECFB has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.