Palettes / Colors / #E4ECFA

#E4ECFA — Pale Blue

#E4ECFA 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 #E4ECFA 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.

#E4ECFA 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 #FAF3E5; it also sits naturally between #E5F7FA and #E8E5FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 93% · Blue 98%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E4ECFA

.text { color: #E4ECFA; }
.background { background-color: #E4ECFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4ECFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 236, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(218, 69%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4ECFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 236, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4ECFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 236, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4ECFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4ECFA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAF3E5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4ECFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4ECFA

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:

How #E4ECFA 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 #E4ECFA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4ECF9  ·  #E4ECFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4ECFA?

#E4ECFA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 228, 236, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4ECFA?

#E4ECFA is RGB 228, 236, 250 — HSL 218°, 69%, 94% — CMYK 9%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #E4ECFA?

Its complement is #FAF3E5; analogous partners are #E5F7FA and #E8E5FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4ECFA for text?

Black text on #E4ECFA has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.