Palettes / Colors / #E2DFEC
#E2DFEC — Pale Dusty Blue
#E2DFEC is a blue color we call Pale Dusty 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 #E2DFEC 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.
#E2DFEC 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 #E9ECDF; it also sits naturally between #DFE3EC and #E8DFEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E2DFEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 226, 223, 236 |
| HSL | 254°, 25%, 90% |
| HSV | 254°, 6%, 93% |
| CMYK | 4%, 6%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.89, 75.00, 89.99 |
| Yxy | 75.00, 0.3064, 0.3153 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.39, 3.39, -5.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.60, 3.36, -5.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 87% · Blue 93%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E2DFEC
.text { color: #E2DFEC; }
.background { background-color: #E2DFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2DFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 223, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 25%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2DFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 223, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2DFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 223, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E2DFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2DFEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E2DFEC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9ECDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E2DFEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2DFEC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E2DFEC: ·
How #E2DFEC 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 #E2DFEC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E2DFEC?
#E2DFEC is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 226, 223, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E2DFEC?
#E2DFEC is RGB 226, 223, 236 — HSL 254°, 25%, 90% — CMYK 4%, 6%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #E2DFEC?
Its complement is #E9ECDF; analogous partners are #DFE3EC and #E8DFEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E2DFEC for text?
Black text on #E2DFEC has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.