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#E0DCFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#E0DCFF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #E0DCFF 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.

#E0DCFF 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 #FBFFDB; it also sits naturally between #DBE9FF and #F1DBFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E0DCFF · RGB 224, 220, 255

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Color values

HEX#E0DCFF
RGB224, 220, 255
HSL247°, 100%, 93%
HSV247°, 14%, 100%
CMYK12%, 14%, 0%, 0%
XYZ74.38, 74.25, 105.02
Yxy74.25, 0.2932, 0.2927
CIE-Lab89.04, 8.00, -16.50
Hunter Lab86.17, 8.01, -17.27

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 86% · Blue 100%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E0DCFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E0DCFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E0DCFF

.text { color: #E0DCFF; }
.background { background-color: #E0DCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E0DCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 220, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E0DCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 220, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E0DCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 220, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E0DCFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E0DCFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E0DCFF

#B7ADFF#8E80FF#6652FF#3D24FF#1D00FA#1800CC#12009E#0D0070#080042#020014

Tints of #E0DCFF

#DFDBFF#E4E0FF#E4E0FF#E4E0FF#E8E5FF#E8E5FF#E8E5FF#E8E5FF#EDEBFF#EDEBFF

Tones of #E0DCFF

#E1DEFD#E3E0FA#E5E3F7#E7E5F5#E9E8F2#EBEBF0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBFFDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #E0DCFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E0DCFF

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 #E0DCFF: ·

How #E0DCFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEF7Deuteranopia · #DFDFF5Tritanopia · #E0F0EE

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 #E0DCFF rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C

Similar colors

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

#E3DFFD#E5E0FF#E0DEF6#E5D4FF#DCD6F7#DBE6FD#DAD2FF#DCDEF4#E8D3FF#E5D1FA#EBD6FB#D2DAFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E0DCFE  ·  #E0DD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E0DCFF?

#E0DCFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 224, 220, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E0DCFF?

#E0DCFF is RGB 224, 220, 255 — HSL 247°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 14%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E0DCFF?

Its complement is #FBFFDB; analogous partners are #DBE9FF and #F1DBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E0DCFF for text?

Black text on #E0DCFF has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.