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#E2ECFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#E2ECFF 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 #E2ECFF 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.

#E2ECFF 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 #FFF4E0; it also sits naturally between #E0FAFF and #E5E0FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2ECFF · RGB 226, 236, 255

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Color values

HEX#E2ECFF
RGB226, 236, 255
HSL219°, 100%, 94%
HSV219°, 11%, 100%
CMYK11%, 7%, 0%, 0%
XYZ79.41, 83.38, 106.52
Yxy83.38, 0.2949, 0.3096
CIE-Lab93.18, 0.32, -10.30
Hunter Lab91.31, 0.32, -10.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 93% · Blue 100%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2ECFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2ECFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2ECFF

.text { color: #E2ECFF; }
.background { background-color: #E2ECFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2ECFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 236, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2ECFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 236, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2ECFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 236, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2ECFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2ECFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2ECFF

#B3CDFF#85AFFF#5792FF#2974FF#0057FA#0047CC#00379E#002770#001742#000714

Tints of #E2ECFF

#E0EBFF#E0EBFF#E5EEFF#E5EEFF#E5EEFF#E5EEFF#E5EEFF#EBF2FF#EBF2FF#EBF2FF

Tones of #E2ECFF

#E3ECFD#E5ECFB#E7EDF8#E9EEF6#EBEEF4#EEEFF2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFF4E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2ECFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2ECFF

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 #E2ECFF: ·

How #E2ECFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6FADeuteranopia · #E6E5F9Tritanopia · #E3F7F6

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 #E2ECFF rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette E0f4ff
#E0F4FF · #87C4FF · #39A7FF · #FFEED9

Similar colors

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

#DEECFF#E4F1FF#E3F2FD#E1F2FB#DDF2FD#E0F4FF#EBEAFF#D9EAFD#DBE6FD#DFF5FF#DFF6FF#DDEEF6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2ECFE  ·  #E2ED00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2ECFF?

#E2ECFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 226, 236, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2ECFF?

#E2ECFF is RGB 226, 236, 255 — HSL 219°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 11%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E2ECFF?

Its complement is #FFF4E0; analogous partners are #E0FAFF and #E5E0FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2ECFF for text?

Black text on #E2ECFF has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.