Palettes / Colors / #E1DFFB

#E1DFFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#E1DFFB is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#E1DFFB 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 #F9FBDF; it also sits naturally between #DFEBFB and #EFDFFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 87% · Blue 98%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E1DFFB

.text { color: #E1DFFB; }
.background { background-color: #E1DFFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1DFFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 223, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 78%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1DFFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 223, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1DFFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 223, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E1DFFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1DFFB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E1DFFB

Tints of #E1DFFB

Tones of #E1DFFB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9FBDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E1DFFB: #000000.

How #E1DFFB 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 #E1DFFB 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

← #E1DFFA  ·  #E1DFFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E1DFFB?

#E1DFFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 225, 223, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E1DFFB?

#E1DFFB is RGB 225, 223, 251 — HSL 244°, 78%, 93% — CMYK 10%, 11%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #E1DFFB?

Its complement is #F9FBDF; analogous partners are #DFEBFB and #EFDFFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E1DFFB for text?

Black text on #E1DFFB has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.