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#EEEFF3 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EEEFF3 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 #EEEFF3 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.

#EEEFF3 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 #F2F1ED; it also sits naturally between #EDF1F2 and #EFEDF2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEEFF3 · RGB 238, 239, 243

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Color values

HEX#EEEFF3
RGB238, 239, 243
HSL228°, 17%, 94%
HSV228°, 2%, 95%
CMYK2%, 2%, 0%, 5%
XYZ82.30, 86.38, 97.13
Yxy86.38, 0.3096, 0.3250
CIE-Lab94.48, 0.39, -2.05
Hunter Lab92.94, 0.39, -2.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 94% · Blue 95%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEEFF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEEFF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEEFF3

.text { color: #EEEFF3; }
.background { background-color: #EEEFF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEFF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 239, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(228, 17%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEFF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 239, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEFF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 239, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEFF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEFF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEEFF3

#D2D5DF#B7BCCC#9DA2B9#8289A6#687092#555C77#42475C#2F3242#1C1E27#08090C

Tints of #EEEFF3

#EDEEF2#EDEEF2#F0F1F4#F0F1F4#F0F1F4#F0F1F4#F0F1F4#F3F4F7#F3F4F7#F3F4F7

Tones of #EEEFF3

#EDEEF2#EEEFF2#EEEFF1#EFEFF1#EFEFF0#EFF0F0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2F1ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.15:1 Fails
Against black text18.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEEFF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEFF3

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 #EEEFF3: ·

How #EEEFF3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EEEEF2Deuteranopia · #EEEEF2Tritanopia · #EEF1F1

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 #EEEFF3 rather than the exact color:

Palette Eff0f4
#EFF0F4 · #74DBEF · #0074E4 · #264E86
Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0
Palette Ffe8df
#FFE8DF · #FFFFFF · #F0F0F0 · #888888
Palette F0f0f0
#F0F0F0 · #213555 · #4F709C · #E5D283
Palette B5c18e
#B5C18E · #EADBC8 · #C7B7A3 · #F1F1F1
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7

Similar colors

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

#EFF0F4#F0F0F0#F1F1F1#EDEEF7#F0F3F3#F1F1F6#F1EFEF#F2F2F2#EEEEEE#ECF4F3#EAEFEF#F2F3F3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEEFF2  ·  #EEEFF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEFF3?

#EEEFF3 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 238, 239, 243). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEFF3?

#EEEFF3 is RGB 238, 239, 243 — HSL 228°, 17%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EEEFF3?

Its complement is #F2F1ED; analogous partners are #EDF1F2 and #EFEDF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEFF3 for text?

Black text on #EEEFF3 has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.