Palettes / Colors / #E1DCFF

#E1DCFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#E1DCFF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#E1DCFF 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 #FAFFDB; it also sits naturally between #DBE8FF and #F3DBFF. 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 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

CSS code for #E1DCFF

.text { color: #E1DCFF; }
.background { background-color: #E1DCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1DCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 220, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1DCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 220, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1DCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 220, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E1DCFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1DCFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAFFDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E1DCFF: #000000.

How #E1DCFF 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 #E1DCFF 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

← #E1DCFE  ·  #E1DD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E1DCFF?

#E1DCFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 225, 220, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E1DCFF?

#E1DCFF is RGB 225, 220, 255 — HSL 249°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 14%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E1DCFF?

Its complement is #FAFFDB; analogous partners are #DBE8FF and #F3DBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E1DCFF for text?

Black text on #E1DCFF has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.