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#E4ECFB — Pale Blue

#E4ECFB 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 #E4ECFB 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.

#E4ECFB 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 #FBF3E4; it also sits naturally between #E4F8FB and #E8E4FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E4ECFB · RGB 228, 236, 251

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Color values

HEX#E4ECFB
RGB228, 236, 251
HSL219°, 74%, 94%
HSV219°, 9%, 98%
CMYK9%, 6%, 0%, 2%
XYZ79.40, 83.45, 103.19
Yxy83.45, 0.2985, 0.3137
CIE-Lab93.21, 0.17, -8.16
Hunter Lab91.35, 0.17, -8.31

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

Sample text in #E4ECFB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E4ECFB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E4ECFB

.text { color: #E4ECFB; }
.background { background-color: #E4ECFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4ECFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 236, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 74%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4ECFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 236, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4ECFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 236, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4ECFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4ECFB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4ECFB

#BCD0F5#95B4EF#6D98E9#457CE3#2061D9#1B4FB1#153E8A#0F2C62#091A3A#030812

Tints of #E4ECFB

#E4ECFB#E4ECFB#E9EFFC#E9EFFC#E9EFFC#E9EFFC#E9EFFC#EDF3FC#EDF3FC#EDF3FC

Tones of #E4ECFB

#E6EDF9#E8EDF8#E9EEF6#EBEEF5#ECEFF3#EEEFF1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBF3E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #E4ECFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4ECFB

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 #E4ECFB: ·

How #E4ECFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E8F7Deuteranopia · #E7E6F7Tritanopia · #E4F5F4

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 #E4ECFB rather than the exact color:

Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette Fafafa
#FAFAFA · #E8F1F5 · #005691 · #004A7C

Similar colors

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

#E3F2FD#E4F1FF#E1F2FB#DEECFF#EBEAFF#E8F1F5#DDEEF6#DDF2FD#E0F4FF#E8EDF2#EDEEF7#ECF2F9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4ECFA  ·  #E4ECFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4ECFB?

#E4ECFB is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 228, 236, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4ECFB?

#E4ECFB is RGB 228, 236, 251 — HSL 219°, 74%, 94% — CMYK 9%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #E4ECFB?

Its complement is #FBF3E4; analogous partners are #E4F8FB and #E8E4FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4ECFB for text?

Black text on #E4ECFB has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.