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#EBECF2 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EBECF2 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 #EBECF2 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.

#EBECF2 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 #F3F2EC; it also sits naturally between #ECF1F3 and #EFECF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBECF2 · RGB 235, 236, 242

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Color values

HEX#EBECF2
RGB235, 236, 242
HSL231°, 21%, 94%
HSV231°, 3%, 95%
CMYK3%, 2%, 0%, 5%
XYZ80.28, 84.06, 96.00
Yxy84.06, 0.3084, 0.3229
CIE-Lab93.48, 0.75, -3.02
Hunter Lab91.69, 0.76, -3.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 95%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBECF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBECF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBECF2

.text { color: #EBECF2; }
.background { background-color: #EBECF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBECF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 236, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(231, 21%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBECF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 236, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBECF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 236, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBECF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBECF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBECF2

#D1D3E1#B5B9CF#999EBD#7D84AA#636B97#51577B#3E4360#2C3044#1A1C28#08090C

Tints of #EBECF2

#ECEDF3#ECEDF3#F0F0F5#F0F0F5#F0F0F5#F0F0F5#F0F0F5#F3F3F7#F3F3F7#F3F3F7

Tones of #EBECF2

#EDEEF2#EDEEF2#EEEEF2#EEEFF1#EFEFF1#EFEFF0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3F2EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBECF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBECF2

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 #EBECF2: ·

How #EBECF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBF1Deuteranopia · #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 #EBECF2 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
Lucky Ruby
#8B9A6E · #F7F2EB · #EAE2D6 · #EEEEEE
Amber Ruby
#3E0F8D · #9564DD · #E4DA72 · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

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

#EAECF0#E8EDF2#EAEFEF#EEEEEE#EDEDED#EDEEF7#EFF0F4#ECECEC#E8F1F5#F0F0F0#E9EFEC#EBEBEB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBECF1  ·  #EBECF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBECF2?

#EBECF2 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 235, 236, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBECF2?

#EBECF2 is RGB 235, 236, 242 — HSL 231°, 21%, 94% — CMYK 3%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EBECF2?

Its complement is #F3F2EC; analogous partners are #ECF1F3 and #EFECF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBECF2 for text?

Black text on #EBECF2 has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.