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#E2DDFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#E2DDFB 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 #E2DDFB 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.

#E2DDFB 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 #F7FBDF; it also sits naturally between #DFE8FB and #F2DFFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2DDFB · RGB 226, 221, 251

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Color values

HEX#E2DDFB
RGB226, 221, 251
HSL250°, 79%, 93%
HSV250°, 12%, 98%
CMYK10%, 12%, 0%, 2%
XYZ74.63, 74.85, 101.78
Yxy74.85, 0.2970, 0.2979
CIE-Lab89.32, 7.31, -13.96
Hunter Lab86.51, 7.32, -14.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 87% · Blue 98%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2DDFB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2DDFB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2DDFB

.text { color: #E2DDFB; }
.background { background-color: #E2DDFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2DDFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 221, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 79%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2DDFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 221, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2DDFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 221, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2DDFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2DDFB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2DDFB

#C1B6F6#9E8DF2#7B64ED#583BE8#3B1AE0#3015B7#25118D#1B0C64#10073B#050212

Tints of #E2DDFB

#E4DFFB#E8E4FC#E8E4FC#E8E4FC#ECE8FC#ECE8FC#ECE8FC#ECE8FC#EFEDFD#EFEDFD

Tones of #E2DDFB

#E5E1F9#E6E3F7#E8E5F5#E9E7F3#EAE9F1#ECEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7FBDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2DDFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2DDFB

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 #E2DDFB: ·

How #E2DDFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0F4Deuteranopia · #E0E1F2Tritanopia · #E2EEED

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 #E2DDFB rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Palette E5d9f2
#E5D9F2 · #F5EFFF · #CDC1FF · #A594F9

Similar colors

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

#E3DFFD#E0DEF6#E5E0FF#DCDEF4#DCD6F7#E5D9F2#E5D4FF#EBD6FB#DBE6FD#E8D3FF#E5D1FA#E3D5F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2DDFA  ·  #E2DDFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2DDFB?

#E2DDFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 226, 221, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2DDFB?

#E2DDFB is RGB 226, 221, 251 — HSL 250°, 79%, 93% — CMYK 10%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #E2DDFB?

Its complement is #F7FBDF; analogous partners are #DFE8FB and #F2DFFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2DDFB for text?

Black text on #E2DDFB has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.