Palettes / Colors / #E2DEFD

#E2DEFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#E2DEFD 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 #E2DEFD 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.

#E2DEFD 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 #F9FDDD; it also sits naturally between #DDE9FD and #F1DDFD. 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 89% · Green 87% · Blue 99%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2DEFD

.text { color: #E2DEFD; }
.background { background-color: #E2DEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2DEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 222, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2DEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 222, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2DEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 222, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2DEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2DEFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9FDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2DEFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2DEFD

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:

How #E2DEFD 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 #E2DEFD 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

← #E2DEFC  ·  #E2DEFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2DEFD?

#E2DEFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 226, 222, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2DEFD?

#E2DEFD is RGB 226, 222, 253 — HSL 248°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 11%, 12%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #E2DEFD?

Its complement is #F9FDDD; analogous partners are #DDE9FD and #F1DDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2DEFD for text?

Black text on #E2DEFD has a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.