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#EBEBF2 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EBEBF2 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#EBEBF2 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 #F3F3EC; it also sits naturally between #ECF0F3 and #F0ECF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBEBF2 · RGB 235, 235, 242

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Color values

HEX#EBEBF2
RGB235, 235, 242
HSL240°, 21%, 94%
HSV240°, 3%, 95%
CMYK3%, 3%, 0%, 5%
XYZ80.00, 83.49, 95.90
Yxy83.49, 0.3084, 0.3219
CIE-Lab93.23, 1.27, -3.39
Hunter Lab91.37, 1.27, -3.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 95%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBEBF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBEBF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBEBF2

.text { color: #EBEBF2; }
.background { background-color: #EBEBF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEBF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 235, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 21%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEBF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 235, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEBF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 235, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEBF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEBF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBEBF2

#D1D1E1#B5B5CF#9999BD#7D7DAA#636397#51517B#3E3E60#2C2C44#1A1A28#08080C

Tints of #EBEBF2

#ECECF3#ECECF3#F0F0F5#F0F0F5#F0F0F5#F0F0F5#F0F0F5#F3F3F7#F3F3F7#F3F3F7

Tones of #EBEBF2

#EDEDF2#EDEDF2#EEEEF2#EEEEF1#EFEFF1#EFEFF0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3F3EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBEBF2: #000000.

How #EBEBF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBF0Deuteranopia · #EBEBF0Tritanopia · #EBEFEF

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 #EBEBF2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 000000
#000000 · #233D4D · #FE7F2D · #EAECF0
Palette E8edf2
#E8EDF2 · #2C3947 · #547A95 · #C2A56D
Palette Eaefef
#EAEFEF · #BFC9D1 · #25343F · #FF9B51
Palette 333446
#333446 · #7F8CAA · #B8CFCE · #EAEFEF
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#E8EDF2#EAEFEF#EDEDED#EEEEEE#ECECEC#EDEEF7#EFF0F4#EBEBEB#EFECEC#E8F1F5#F0F0F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBEBF1  ·  #EBEBF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEBF2?

#EBEBF2 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 235, 235, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEBF2?

#EBEBF2 is RGB 235, 235, 242 — HSL 240°, 21%, 94% — CMYK 3%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EBEBF2?

Its complement is #F3F3EC; analogous partners are #ECF0F3 and #F0ECF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEBF2 for text?

Black text on #EBEBF2 has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.