Palettes / Colors / #ECEEF4

#ECEEF4 — Pale Dusty Blue

#ECEEF4 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the blue family.

#ECEEF4 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 #F4F2EC; it also sits naturally between #ECF2F4 and #EEECF4. 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 96%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECEEF4

.text { color: #ECEEF4; }
.background { background-color: #ECEEF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEEF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 238, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 27%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEEF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 238, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEEF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 238, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEEF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEEF4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4F2EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEEF4: #000000.

How #ECEEF4 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 #ECEEF4 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

← #ECEEF3  ·  #ECEEF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEEF4?

#ECEEF4 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 236, 238, 244). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEEF4?

#ECEEF4 is RGB 236, 238, 244 — HSL 225°, 27%, 94% — CMYK 3%, 2%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #ECEEF4?

Its complement is #F4F2EC; analogous partners are #ECF2F4 and #EEECF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEEF4 for text?

Black text on #ECEEF4 has a contrast ratio of 18.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.