Palettes / Colors / #E4E1FC
#E4E1FC — Pale Vivid Blue
#E4E1FC 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 #E4E1FC 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.
#E4E1FC 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 #F9FCE3; it also sits naturally between #E3EDFC and #F3E3FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4E1FC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 225, 252 |
| HSL | 247°, 82%, 94% |
| HSV | 247°, 11%, 99% |
| CMYK | 10%, 11%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 76.49, 77.37, 103.00 |
| Yxy | 77.37, 0.2978, 0.3012 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.49, 6.06, -12.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.96, 6.08, -13.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 88% · Blue 99%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4E1FC
.text { color: #E4E1FC; }
.background { background-color: #E4E1FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E1FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 225, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 82%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E1FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 225, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E1FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 225, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4E1FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E1FC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E4E1FC
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Tones of #E4E1FC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #F9FCE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4E1FC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4E1FC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E4E1FC: ·
How #E4E1FC 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 #E4E1FC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E4E1FC?
#E4E1FC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 228, 225, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E1FC?
#E4E1FC is RGB 228, 225, 252 — HSL 247°, 82%, 94% — CMYK 10%, 11%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #E4E1FC?
Its complement is #F9FCE3; analogous partners are #E3EDFC and #F3E3FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4E1FC for text?
Black text on #E4E1FC has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.