Palettes / Colors / #EEEEF3

#EEEEF3 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EEEEF3 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the blue family.

#EEEEF3 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 #F2F2ED; it also sits naturally between #EDF0F2 and #F0EDF2. 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 #EEEEF3

.text { color: #EEEEF3; }
.background { background-color: #EEEEF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEEF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 238, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 17%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEEF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 238, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEEF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 238, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEEF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEEF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2F2ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEEF3: #000000.

How #EEEEF3 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 #EEEEF3 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

← #EEEEF2  ·  #EEEEF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEEF3?

#EEEEF3 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 238, 238, 243). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEEF3?

#EEEEF3 is RGB 238, 238, 243 — HSL 240°, 17%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EEEEF3?

Its complement is #F2F2ED; analogous partners are #EDF0F2 and #F0EDF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEEF3 for text?

Black text on #EEEEF3 has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.