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#E4E2EE — Pale Dusty Blue

#E4E2EE is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#E4E2EE 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 #ECEEE2; it also sits naturally between #E2E6EE and #EAE2EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E4E2EE · RGB 228, 226, 238

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Color values

HEX#E4E2EE
RGB228, 226, 238
HSL250°, 26%, 91%
HSV250°, 5%, 93%
CMYK4%, 5%, 0%, 7%
XYZ74.62, 77.06, 91.83
Yxy77.06, 0.3064, 0.3164
CIE-Lab90.35, 2.86, -5.60
Hunter Lab87.78, 2.85, -5.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 89% · Blue 93%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E4E2EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E4E2EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E4E2EE

.text { color: #E4E2EE; }
.background { background-color: #E4E2EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E2EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 226, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 26%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E2EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 226, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E2EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 226, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4E2EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E2EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4E2EE

#C9C5DD#B1ABCE#968FBD#7B72AC#655B9A#524A7D#3F3960#2C2843#1B192A#08080D

Tints of #E4E2EE

#E7E5F0#E7E5F0#EAE9F2#EAE9F2#EDECF4#EDECF4#F0EFF6#F0EFF6#F3F2F7#F3F2F7

Tones of #E4E2EE

#E5E3ED#E5E4EC#E6E5EB#E6E6EB#E7E6EA#E7E7E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECEEE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #E4E2EE: #000000.

How #E4E2EE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E3EBDeuteranopia · #E3E3EATritanopia · #E4E9E8

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 #E4E2EE rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf3f3
#FAF3F3 · #E1E5EA · #A7BBC7 · #DA7F8F
Honey Marble
#7C348B · #C7B667 · #5AC2B0 · #E9DDED
Vintage Saffron
#5435A6 · #AA5637 · #4DC66E · #E0DBEE
Palette 27374d
#27374D · #526D82 · #9DB2BF · #DDE6ED
Palette F9f7f7
#F9F7F7 · #DBE2EF · #3F72AF · #112D4E
Modern Ruby Zephyr
#673AA2 · #C48759 · #5BC589 · #E0DAEC

Similar colors

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

#E1E5EA#E9DDED#E0DBEE#DDE6ED#DBE2EF#E0DAEC#E6E6E6#E8E8E8#DDE7F2#E9E4E6#E0DEF6#E5D9F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4E2ED  ·  #E4E2EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4E2EE?

#E4E2EE is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 228, 226, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E2EE?

#E4E2EE is RGB 228, 226, 238 — HSL 250°, 26%, 91% — CMYK 4%, 5%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E4E2EE?

Its complement is #ECEEE2; analogous partners are #E2E6EE and #EAE2EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4E2EE for text?

Black text on #E4E2EE has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.