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#E2DFFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#E2DFFC 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 #E2DFFC 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.

#E2DFFC 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 #F9FCDE; it also sits naturally between #DEEAFC and #F0DEFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2DFFC · RGB 226, 223, 252

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Color values

HEX#E2DFFC
RGB226, 223, 252
HSL246°, 83%, 93%
HSV246°, 12%, 99%
CMYK10%, 12%, 0%, 1%
XYZ75.32, 75.97, 102.79
Yxy75.97, 0.2964, 0.2990
CIE-Lab89.85, 6.46, -13.70
Hunter Lab87.16, 6.48, -14.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 87% · Blue 99%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2DFFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2DFFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2DFFC

.text { color: #E2DFFC; }
.background { background-color: #E2DFFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2DFFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 223, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2DFFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 223, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2DFFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 223, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2DFFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2DFFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2DFFC

#BBB4F8#958AF4#6F60F0#4936EC#2A15E5#2211BB#1B0D91#130A67#0B063D#030213

Tints of #E2DFFC

#E1DEFC#E6E3FC#E6E3FC#E6E3FC#EAE8FD#EAE8FD#EAE8FD#EAE8FD#EEECFD#EEECFD

Tones of #E2DFFC

#E3E0FA#E5E3F8#E6E5F6#E8E7F4#EAE9F1#EBEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9FCDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2DFFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2DFFC

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 #E2DFFC: ·

How #E2DFFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E1F5Deuteranopia · #E1E1F3Tritanopia · #E2EFEE

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 #E2DFFC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7

Similar colors

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

#E3DFFD#E5E0FF#E0DEF6#DBE6FD#DCDEF4#E5D4FF#DCD6F7#E5D9F2#EBD6FB#DDE7F2#E8D3FF#DEECFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2DFFB  ·  #E2DFFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2DFFC?

#E2DFFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 226, 223, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2DFFC?

#E2DFFC is RGB 226, 223, 252 — HSL 246°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 10%, 12%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #E2DFFC?

Its complement is #F9FCDE; analogous partners are #DEEAFC and #F0DEFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2DFFC for text?

Black text on #E2DFFC has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.