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#E2E2FC — Pale Vivid Blue

#E2E2FC 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 #E2E2FC 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.

#E2E2FC 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 #FCFCE3; it also sits naturally between #E3F0FC and #F0E3FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2E2FC · RGB 226, 226, 252

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Color values

HEX#E2E2FC
RGB226, 226, 252
HSL240°, 81%, 94%
HSV240°, 10%, 99%
CMYK10%, 10%, 0%, 1%
XYZ76.13, 77.59, 103.06
Yxy77.59, 0.2965, 0.3022
CIE-Lab90.59, 4.90, -12.59
Hunter Lab88.09, 4.91, -12.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 89% · Blue 99%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2E2FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2E2FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2E2FC

.text { color: #E2E2FC; }
.background { background-color: #E2E2FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2E2FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 226, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 81%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2E2FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 226, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2E2FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 226, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2E2FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2E2FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2E2FC

#BABAF8#9090F3#6767EF#3D3DEB#1818E2#1313B9#0F0F8F#0B0B66#06063C#020212

Tints of #E2E2FC

#E3E3FC#E3E3FC#E8E8FD#E8E8FD#E8E8FD#E8E8FD#E8E8FD#EDEDFD#EDEDFD#EDEDFD

Tones of #E2E2FC

#E5E5FA#E7E7F9#E9E9F7#EAEAF5#ECECF3#EEEEF2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFCE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.52:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2E2FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2E2FC

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 #E2E2FC: ·

How #E2E2FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2F6Deuteranopia · #E2E2F4Tritanopia · #E2F1F0

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 #E2E2FC 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 F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF

Similar colors

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

#E3DFFD#E5E0FF#E0DEF6#DBE6FD#DCDEF4#DEECFF#D9EAFD#DDE7F2#EBEAFF#E5D9F2#D7E9F7#DDEEF6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2E2FB  ·  #E2E2FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2E2FC?

#E2E2FC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 226, 226, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2E2FC?

#E2E2FC is RGB 226, 226, 252 — HSL 240°, 81%, 94% — CMYK 10%, 10%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #E2E2FC?

Its complement is #FCFCE3; analogous partners are #E3F0FC and #F0E3FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2E2FC for text?

Black text on #E2E2FC has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.