Palettes / Colors / #E2EDF8

#E2EDF8 — Pale Blue

#E2EDF8 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#E2EDF8 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 #F8EDE2; it also sits naturally between #E2F8F8 and #E2E2F8. 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 97%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2EDF8

.text { color: #E2EDF8; }
.background { background-color: #E2EDF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2EDF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 237, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 61%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2EDF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 237, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2EDF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 237, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2EDF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2EDF8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8EDE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2EDF8: #000000.

How #E2EDF8 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2EDF8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2EDF7  ·  #E2EDF9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2EDF8?

#E2EDF8 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 226, 237, 248). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2EDF8?

#E2EDF8 is RGB 226, 237, 248 — HSL 210°, 61%, 93% — CMYK 9%, 4%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #E2EDF8?

Its complement is #F8EDE2; analogous partners are #E2F8F8 and #E2E2F8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2EDF8 for text?

Black text on #E2EDF8 has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.