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#E4E8FB — Pale Blue

#E4E8FB is a blue color we call Pale 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 #E4E8FB 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.

#E4E8FB 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 #FBF7E4; it also sits naturally between #E4F3FB and #ECE4FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E4E8FB · RGB 228, 232, 251

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Color values

HEX#E4E8FB
RGB228, 232, 251
HSL230°, 74%, 94%
HSV230°, 9%, 98%
CMYK9%, 8%, 0%, 2%
XYZ78.26, 81.17, 102.81
Yxy81.17, 0.2984, 0.3095
CIE-Lab92.21, 2.23, -9.64
Hunter Lab90.10, 2.24, -9.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 91% · Blue 98%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E4E8FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E4E8FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E4E8FB

.text { color: #E4E8FB; }
.background { background-color: #E4E8FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E8FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 232, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 74%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E8FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 232, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E8FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 232, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4E8FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E8FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4E8FB

#BCC6F5#95A4EF#6D81E9#455FE3#203FD9#1B34B1#15288A#0F1C62#09113A#030512

Tints of #E4E8FB

#E4E8FB#E4E8FB#E9ECFC#E9ECFC#E9ECFC#E9ECFC#E9ECFC#EDF0FC#EDF0FC#EDF0FC

Tones of #E4E8FB

#E6E9F9#E8EAF8#E9EBF6#EBECF5#ECEEF3#EEEFF1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBF7E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #E4E8FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4E8FB

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 #E4E8FB: ·

How #E4E8FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6F6Deuteranopia · #E6E5F5Tritanopia · #E4F3F2

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 #E4E8FB rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF

Similar colors

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

#DEECFF#EBEAFF#E5E0FF#E3DFFD#DBE6FD#E4F1FF#E3F2FD#E1F2FB#DDEEF6#E8EDF2#D9EAFD#DDE7F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4E8FA  ·  #E4E8FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4E8FB?

#E4E8FB is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 228, 232, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E8FB?

#E4E8FB is RGB 228, 232, 251 — HSL 230°, 74%, 94% — CMYK 9%, 8%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #E4E8FB?

Its complement is #FBF7E4; analogous partners are #E4F3FB and #ECE4FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4E8FB for text?

Black text on #E4E8FB has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.