Palettes / Colors / #EBEFF1

#EBEFF1 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EBEFF1 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the blue family.

#EBEFF1 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 #F0ECEA; it also sits naturally between #EAF0EF and #EAEBF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 95%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #EBEFF1

.text { color: #EBEFF1; }
.background { background-color: #EBEFF1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEFF1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 239, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 18%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEFF1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 239, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEFF1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 239, 241, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEFF1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEFF1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBEFF1

Tints of #EBEFF1

Tones of #EBEFF1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0ECEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEFF1: #000000.

How #EBEFF1 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 #EBEFF1 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBEFF0  ·  #EBEFF2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEFF1?

#EBEFF1 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 235, 239, 241). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEFF1?

#EBEFF1 is RGB 235, 239, 241 — HSL 200°, 18%, 93% — CMYK 2%, 1%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EBEFF1?

Its complement is #F0ECEA; analogous partners are #EAF0EF and #EAEBF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEFF1 for text?

Black text on #EBEFF1 has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.