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#ECEFF2 — Pale Dusty Blue

#ECEFF2 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 #ECEFF2 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.

#ECEFF2 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 #F3F0ED; it also sits naturally between #EDF3F3 and #EDEDF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECEFF2 · RGB 236, 239, 242

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Color values

HEX#ECEFF2
RGB236, 239, 242
HSL210°, 19%, 94%
HSV210°, 2%, 95%
CMYK2%, 1%, 0%, 5%
XYZ81.49, 85.98, 96.30
Yxy85.98, 0.3089, 0.3260
CIE-Lab94.30, -0.45, -1.80
Hunter Lab92.72, -0.46, -1.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 94% · Blue 95%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECEFF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECEFF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECEFF2

.text { color: #ECEFF2; }
.background { background-color: #ECEFF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEFF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 239, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 19%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEFF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 239, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEFF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 239, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEFF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEFF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECEFF2

#D1D9E0#B6C2CD#9BABBB#8094A8#657D95#536679#404F5E#2D3843#1B2127#080A0C

Tints of #ECEFF2

#EDF0F3#EDF0F3#F0F2F5#F0F2F5#F0F2F5#F0F2F5#F0F2F5#F3F5F7#F3F5F7#F3F5F7

Tones of #ECEFF2

#EDF0F2#EEF0F2#EEF0F1#EEF0F1#EFF0F0#EFF0F0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3F0ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.15:1 Fails
Against black text18.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECEFF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEFF2

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 #ECEFF2: ·

How #ECEFF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EDEDF1Deuteranopia · #EDEDF1Tritanopia · #ECF1F1

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 #ECEFF2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Eaefef
#EAEFEF · #BFC9D1 · #25343F · #FF9B51
Palette 333446
#333446 · #7F8CAA · #B8CFCE · #EAEFEF
Palette Eff0f4
#EFF0F4 · #74DBEF · #0074E4 · #264E86
Palette 000000
#000000 · #233D4D · #FE7F2D · #EAECF0
Palette E8edf2
#E8EDF2 · #2C3947 · #547A95 · #C2A56D
Lucky Ruby
#8B9A6E · #F7F2EB · #EAE2D6 · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

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

#EAEFEF#EFF0F4#EAECF0#E8EDF2#EEEEEE#F0F0F0#ECF4F3#EDEEF7#E8F1F5#EDEDED#F1F1F1#F0F3F3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECEFF1  ·  #ECEFF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEFF2?

#ECEFF2 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 236, 239, 242). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEFF2?

#ECEFF2 is RGB 236, 239, 242 — HSL 210°, 19%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 1%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #ECEFF2?

Its complement is #F3F0ED; analogous partners are #EDF3F3 and #EDEDF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEFF2 for text?

Black text on #ECEFF2 has a contrast ratio of 18.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.