Palettes / Colors / #ECEDF3

#ECEDF3 — Pale Dusty Blue

#ECEDF3 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#ECEDF3 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 95%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECEDF3

.text { color: #ECEDF3; }
.background { background-color: #ECEDF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEDF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 237, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(231, 23%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEDF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 237, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEDF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 237, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEDF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEDF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECEDF3

Tints of #ECEDF3

Tones of #ECEDF3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3F2EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEDF3: #000000.

How #ECEDF3 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 #ECEDF3 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

← #ECEDF2  ·  #ECEDF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEDF3?

#ECEDF3 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 236, 237, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEDF3?

#ECEDF3 is RGB 236, 237, 243 — HSL 231°, 23%, 94% — CMYK 3%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #ECEDF3?

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

Can I use #ECEDF3 for text?

Black text on #ECEDF3 has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.