Palettes / Colors / #EBEFF2

#EBEFF2 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EBEFF2 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the blue family.

#EBEFF2 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 #F3EFEC; it also sits naturally between #ECF3F2 and #ECEDF3. 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 3% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEFF2

.text { color: #EBEFF2; }
.background { background-color: #EBEFF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEFF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 239, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 21%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEFF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 239, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEFF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 239, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEFF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEFF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBEFF2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3EFEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEFF2: #000000.

How #EBEFF2 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 #EBEFF2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBEFF1  ·  #EBEFF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEFF2?

#EBEFF2 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 235, 239, 242). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEFF2?

#EBEFF2 is RGB 235, 239, 242 — HSL 206°, 21%, 94% — CMYK 3%, 1%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EBEFF2?

Its complement is #F3EFEC; analogous partners are #ECF3F2 and #ECEDF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEFF2 for text?

Black text on #EBEFF2 has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.