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#E4E9FC — Pale Vivid Blue

#E4E9FC 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 #E4E9FC 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.

#E4E9FC 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 #FCF7E3; it also sits naturally between #E3F5FC and #EBE3FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E4E9FC · RGB 228, 233, 252

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Color values

HEX#E4E9FC
RGB228, 233, 252
HSL228°, 80%, 94%
HSV228°, 10%, 99%
CMYK10%, 8%, 0%, 1%
XYZ78.70, 81.80, 103.74
Yxy81.80, 0.2979, 0.3096
CIE-Lab92.49, 1.91, -9.75
Hunter Lab90.44, 1.92, -9.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 91% · Blue 99%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E4E9FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E4E9FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E4E9FC

.text { color: #E4E9FC; }
.background { background-color: #E4E9FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E9FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 233, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(228, 80%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E9FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 233, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E9FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 233, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4E9FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E9FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4E9FC

#BAC6F7#91A4F3#6882EE#3E60EA#1941E1#1435B8#10298E#0B1D65#07113C#020512

Tints of #E4E9FC

#E3E8FC#E3E8FC#E8ECFC#E8ECFC#E8ECFC#E8ECFC#E8ECFC#EDF0FD#EDF0FD#EDF0FD

Tones of #E4E9FC

#E5E9FA#E7EAF8#E9EBF7#EAEDF5#ECEEF3#EEEFF1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCF7E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #E4E9FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4E9FC

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 #E4E9FC: ·

How #E4E9FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6F7Deuteranopia · #E6E6F6Tritanopia · #E4F4F3

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 #E4E9FC rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC

Similar colors

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

#DEECFF#EBEAFF#E4F1FF#E3F2FD#E5E0FF#E1F2FB#DBE6FD#E3DFFD#DDEEF6#D9EAFD#E8F1F5#DDF2FD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4E9FB  ·  #E4E9FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4E9FC?

#E4E9FC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 228, 233, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E9FC?

#E4E9FC is RGB 228, 233, 252 — HSL 228°, 80%, 94% — CMYK 10%, 8%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #E4E9FC?

Its complement is #FCF7E3; analogous partners are #E3F5FC and #EBE3FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4E9FC for text?

Black text on #E4E9FC has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.