Palettes / Colors / #ECEEF2

#ECEEF2 — Pale Dusty Blue

#ECEEF2 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #ECEEF2 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.

#ECEEF2 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 #F3F1ED; it also sits naturally between #EDF2F3 and #EEEDF3. 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 2% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECEEF2

.text { color: #ECEEF2; }
.background { background-color: #ECEEF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEEF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 238, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 19%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEEF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 238, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEEF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 238, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEEF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEEF2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3F1ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEEF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEEF2

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:

How #ECEEF2 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 #ECEEF2 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

← #ECEEF1  ·  #ECEEF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEEF2?

#ECEEF2 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 236, 238, 242). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEEF2?

#ECEEF2 is RGB 236, 238, 242 — HSL 220°, 19%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #ECEEF2?

Its complement is #F3F1ED; analogous partners are #EDF2F3 and #EEEDF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEEF2 for text?

Black text on #ECEEF2 has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.