Palettes / Colors / #EFEEF6

#EFEEF6 — Pale Dusty Blue

#EFEEF6 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the blue family.

#EFEEF6 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 #F5F6EE; it also sits naturally between #EEF1F6 and #F3EEF6. 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 94% · Green 93% · Blue 96%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEEF6

.text { color: #EFEEF6; }
.background { background-color: #EFEEF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEEF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 238, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 31%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEEF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 238, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEEF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 238, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEEF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEEF6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEEF6

Tints of #EFEEF6

Tones of #EFEEF6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5F6EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEEF6: #000000.

How #EFEEF6 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 #EFEEF6 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEEF5  ·  #EFEEF7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEEF6?

#EFEEF6 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 238, 246). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEEF6?

#EFEEF6 is RGB 239, 238, 246 — HSL 248°, 31%, 95% — CMYK 3%, 3%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #EFEEF6?

Its complement is #F5F6EE; analogous partners are #EEF1F6 and #F3EEF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEEF6 for text?

Black text on #EFEEF6 has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.