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#ECEBF0 — Pale Dusty Blue

#ECEBF0 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 #ECEBF0 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.

#ECEBF0 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 #EFF0EB; it also sits naturally between #EBECF0 and #EEEBF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECEBF0 · RGB 236, 235, 240

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Color values

HEX#ECEBF0
RGB236, 235, 240
HSL252°, 14%, 93%
HSV252°, 2%, 94%
CMYK2%, 2%, 0%, 6%
XYZ80.03, 83.54, 94.35
Yxy83.54, 0.3103, 0.3239
CIE-Lab93.25, 1.23, -2.31
Hunter Lab91.40, 1.24, -2.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 94%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECEBF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECEBF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECEBF0

.text { color: #ECEBF0; }
.background { background-color: #ECEBF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEBF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 235, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 14%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEBF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 235, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEBF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 235, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEBF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEBF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECEBF0

#D3D0DC#BAB6C8#A19CB4#8882A1#726B8E#5D5874#48445A#333040#1E1D26#09090C

Tints of #ECEBF0

#ECEBF0#EEEEF2#EEEEF2#EEEEF2#F1F0F4#F1F0F4#F1F0F4#F1F0F4#F4F3F6#F4F3F6

Tones of #ECEBF0

#ECEBEF#ECEBEF#ECECEF#EDECEE#EDECEE#EDEDEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFF0EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.71:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECEBF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEBF0

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 #ECEBF0: ·

How #ECEBF0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ECECEFDeuteranopia · #ECECEFTritanopia · #ECEEEE

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 #ECEBF0 rather than the exact color:

Palette 000000
#000000 · #233D4D · #FE7F2D · #EAECF0
Palette 171717
#171717 · #444444 · #DA0037 · #EDEDED
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED
Palette 3e3e3e
#3E3E3E · #405559 · #68868C · #EDEDED
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#EDEDED#EEEEEE#ECECEC#EAEFEF#E8EDF2#EFECEC#EBEBEB#EEEDEB#F0F0F0#EAEAEA#E9EFEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECEBEF  ·  #ECEBF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEBF0?

#ECEBF0 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 236, 235, 240). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEBF0?

#ECEBF0 is RGB 236, 235, 240 — HSL 252°, 14%, 93% — CMYK 2%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #ECEBF0?

Its complement is #EFF0EB; analogous partners are #EBECF0 and #EEEBF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEBF0 for text?

Black text on #ECEBF0 has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.