Palettes / Colors / #E2EBF4

#E2EBF4 — Pale Muted Blue

#E2EBF4 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#E2EBF4 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 #F4EBE1; it also sits naturally between #E1F4F4 and #E1E1F4. 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 92% · Blue 96%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

Previews

CSS code for #E2EBF4

.text { color: #E2EBF4; }
.background { background-color: #E2EBF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2EBF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 235, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 45%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2EBF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 235, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2EBF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 235, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2EBF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2EBF4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2EBF4

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Tones of #E2EBF4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4EBE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2EBF4: #000000.

How #E2EBF4 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 #E2EBF4 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2EBF3  ·  #E2EBF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2EBF4?

#E2EBF4 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 226, 235, 244). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2EBF4?

#E2EBF4 is RGB 226, 235, 244 — HSL 210°, 45%, 92% — CMYK 7%, 4%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #E2EBF4?

Its complement is #F4EBE1; analogous partners are #E1F4F4 and #E1E1F4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2EBF4 for text?

Black text on #E2EBF4 has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.