Palettes / Colors / #E4E9FE
#E4E9FE — Pale Vivid Blue
#E4E9FE 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 #E4E9FE 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.
#E4E9FE 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 #FEF9E6; it also sits naturally between #E6F7FE and #EEE6FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4E9FE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 233, 254 |
| HSL | 228°, 93%, 95% |
| HSV | 228°, 10%, 100% |
| CMYK | 10%, 8%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 79.02, 81.93, 105.41 |
| Yxy | 81.93, 0.2967, 0.3076 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.54, 2.30, -10.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.51, 2.31, -11.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 91% · Blue 100%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4E9FE
.text { color: #E4E9FE; }
.background { background-color: #E4E9FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E9FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 233, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(228, 93%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E9FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 233, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E9FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 233, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4E9FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E9FE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E4E9FE
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Tones of #E4E9FE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEF9E6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4E9FE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4E9FE
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 #E4E9FE: ·
How #E4E9FE 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 #E4E9FE 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 #E4E9FE?
#E4E9FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 228, 233, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E9FE?
#E4E9FE is RGB 228, 233, 254 — HSL 228°, 93%, 95% — CMYK 10%, 8%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #E4E9FE?
Its complement is #FEF9E6; analogous partners are #E6F7FE and #EEE6FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4E9FE for text?
Black text on #E4E9FE has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.