Palettes / Colors / #E2EDF3

#E2EDF3 — Pale Muted Blue

#E2EDF3 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#E2EDF3 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 #F3E8E2; it also sits naturally between #E2F3F0 and #E2E5F3. 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 93% · Blue 95%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #E2EDF3

.text { color: #E2EDF3; }
.background { background-color: #E2EDF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2EDF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 237, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 41%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2EDF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 237, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2EDF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 237, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2EDF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2EDF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2EDF3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3E8E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2EDF3: #000000.

How #E2EDF3 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 #E2EDF3 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

← #E2EDF2  ·  #E2EDF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2EDF3?

#E2EDF3 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 226, 237, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2EDF3?

#E2EDF3 is RGB 226, 237, 243 — HSL 201°, 41%, 92% — CMYK 7%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #E2EDF3?

Its complement is #F3E8E2; analogous partners are #E2F3F0 and #E2E5F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2EDF3 for text?

Black text on #E2EDF3 has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.