Palettes / Colors / #EAEFFA
#EAEFFA — Pale Blue
#EAEFFA 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 #EAEFFA 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.
#EAEFFA 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 #FAF5EA; it also sits naturally between #EAF7FA and #EDEAFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEFFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 239, 250 |
| HSL | 221°, 62%, 95% |
| HSV | 221°, 6%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 4%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 82.05, 86.13, 102.74 |
| Yxy | 86.13, 0.3029, 0.3179 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.37, 0.37, -5.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.80, 0.37, -5.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 98%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEFFA
.text { color: #EAEFFA; }
.background { background-color: #EAEFFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEFFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 239, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(221, 62%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEFFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 239, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEFFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 239, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEFFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEFFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAF5EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEFFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEFFA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EAEFFA: ·
How #EAEFFA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAEFFA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EAEFFA?
#EAEFFA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 239, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEFFA?
#EAEFFA is RGB 234, 239, 250 — HSL 221°, 62%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 4%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EAEFFA?
Its complement is #FAF5EA; analogous partners are #EAF7FA and #EDEAFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEFFA for text?
Black text on #EAEFFA has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.