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#EAEDEF — Pale Dusty Blue

#EAEDEF 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 #EAEDEF 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.

#EAEDEF 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 #F0EDEB; it also sits naturally between #EBF0EF and #EBEBF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEDEF · RGB 234, 237, 239

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Color values

HEX#EAEDEF
RGB234, 237, 239
HSL204°, 14%, 93%
HSV204°, 2%, 94%
CMYK2%, 1%, 0%, 6%
XYZ79.80, 84.29, 93.73
Yxy84.29, 0.3095, 0.3270
CIE-Lab93.58, -0.63, -1.33
Hunter Lab91.81, -0.64, -1.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 94%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EAEDEF

.text { color: #EAEDEF; }
.background { background-color: #EAEDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 237, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 14%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 237, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 237, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAEDEF

#D0D7DC#B6C1C8#9CABB4#8294A1#6B808E#586974#44515A#303A40#1D2226#090A0C

Tints of #EAEDEF

#EBEEF0#EEF0F2#EEF0F2#EEF0F2#F0F3F4#F0F3F4#F0F3F4#F0F3F4#F3F5F6#F3F5F6

Tones of #EAEDEF

#EBEEEF#EBEEEF#ECEDEF#ECEDEE#ECEDEE#EDEDEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0EDEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEDEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEDEF

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 #EAEDEF: ·

How #EAEDEF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBEFDeuteranopia · #EBEBEETritanopia · #EAEEEE

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 #EAEDEF rather than the exact color:

Palette 000000
#000000 · #233D4D · #FE7F2D · #EAECF0
Palette Eaefef
#EAEFEF · #BFC9D1 · #25343F · #FF9B51
Palette 333446
#333446 · #7F8CAA · #B8CFCE · #EAEFEF
Palette E8edf2
#E8EDF2 · #2C3947 · #547A95 · #C2A56D
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#EAEFEF#E8EDF2#EDEDED#ECECEC#E9EFEC#EEEEEE#EBEBEB#EEEDEB#E7F2EF#EAEAEA#EFECEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEDEE  ·  #EAEDF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEDEF?

#EAEDEF is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 237, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEDEF?

#EAEDEF is RGB 234, 237, 239 — HSL 204°, 14%, 93% — CMYK 2%, 1%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EAEDEF?

Its complement is #F0EDEB; analogous partners are #EBF0EF and #EBEBF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEDEF for text?

Black text on #EAEDEF has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.