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#EAECFC — Pale Blue

#EAECFC is a blue color we call Pale 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 #EAECFC 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.

#EAECFC 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 #FCFAE9; it also sits naturally between #E9F4FC and #F0E9FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAECFC · RGB 234, 236, 252

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Color values

HEX#EAECFC
RGB234, 236, 252
HSL233°, 75%, 95%
HSV233°, 7%, 99%
CMYK7%, 6%, 0%, 1%
XYZ81.50, 84.51, 104.11
Yxy84.51, 0.3017, 0.3129
CIE-Lab93.67, 2.29, -7.95
Hunter Lab91.93, 2.31, -8.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EAECFC

.text { color: #EAECFC; }
.background { background-color: #EAECFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 75%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAECFC

#C1C7F6#98A3F0#707EEB#485AE5#2036DF#192BB3#14228A#0E1862#080E3A#030412

Tints of #EAECFC

#E9EBFC#E9EBFC#E9EBFC#E9EBFC#EDEFFC#EDEFFC#EDEFFC#EDEFFC#EDEFFC#EDEFFC

Tones of #EAECFC

#EAECFA#EBEDF9#EDEEF8#EEEFF6#F0F0F5#F1F1F4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFAE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAECFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAECFC

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 #EAECFC: ·

How #EAECFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBF8Deuteranopia · #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 #EAECFC 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 F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7

Similar colors

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

#EBEAFF#EDEEF7#ECF2F9#ECF2FF#EEF1FF#F1EAFF#E4F1FF#E8F1F5#E3F2FD#F0F3FF#EBF4F6#EFF0F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAECFB  ·  #EAECFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAECFC?

#EAECFC is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 236, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECFC?

#EAECFC is RGB 234, 236, 252 — HSL 233°, 75%, 95% — CMYK 7%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EAECFC?

Its complement is #FCFAE9; analogous partners are #E9F4FC and #F0E9FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAECFC for text?

Black text on #EAECFC has a contrast ratio of 17.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.