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#E4E7EE — Pale Dusty Blue

#E4E7EE is a blue color we call Pale Dusty 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 #E4E7EE 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.

#E4E7EE 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 #EDEAE3; it also sits naturally between #E3EBED and #E5E3ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E4E7EE · RGB 228, 231, 238

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Color values

HEX#E4E7EE
RGB228, 231, 238
HSL222°, 23%, 91%
HSV222°, 4%, 93%
CMYK4%, 3%, 0%, 7%
XYZ76.00, 79.82, 92.29
Yxy79.82, 0.3063, 0.3217
CIE-Lab91.60, 0.28, -3.75
Hunter Lab89.34, 0.28, -3.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 91% · Blue 93%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E4E7EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E4E7EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E4E7EE

.text { color: #E4E7EE; }
.background { background-color: #E4E7EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E7EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 231, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(222, 23%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E7EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 231, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E7EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 231, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4E7EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E7EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4E7EE

#C7CDDC#ADB7CC#919EBA#7584A9#5E6F97#4D5A7A#3B455E#293142#1A1E29#08090D

Tints of #E4E7EE

#E6E9EF#E6E9EF#E9ECF1#E9ECF1#ECEEF3#ECEEF3#EFF1F5#EFF1F5#F2F4F7#F2F4F7

Tones of #E4E7EE

#E3E6ED#E4E7EC#E5E7EB#E6E7EA#E6E7EA#E7E8E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEAE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #E4E7EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4E7EE

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 #E4E7EE: ·

How #E4E7EE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5ECDeuteranopia · #E5E5ECTritanopia · #E4EBEB

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 #E4E7EE rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf3f3
#FAF3F3 · #E1E5EA · #A7BBC7 · #DA7F8F
Palette 27374d
#27374D · #526D82 · #9DB2BF · #DDE6ED
Palette F4f4f2
#F4F4F2 · #E8E8E8 · #BBBFCA · #495464
Palette E8e8e8
#E8E8E8 · #5588A3 · #145374 · #00334E
Palette E8e8e8
#E8E8E8 · #F05454 · #30475E · #222831
Palette 00334e
#00334E · #145374 · #5588A3 · #E8E8E8

Similar colors

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

#E1E5EA#DDE6ED#E8E8E8#E9E9E9#EAEAEA#EAECF0#DDE7F2#E8EDF2#E6E6E6#EBEBEB#DEEDF0#E6E7E5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4E7ED  ·  #E4E7EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4E7EE?

#E4E7EE is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 228, 231, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E7EE?

#E4E7EE is RGB 228, 231, 238 — HSL 222°, 23%, 91% — CMYK 4%, 3%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E4E7EE?

Its complement is #EDEAE3; analogous partners are #E3EBED and #E5E3ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4E7EE for text?

Black text on #E4E7EE has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.