Palettes / Colors / #E4EEF2

#E4EEF2 — Pale Muted Blue

#E4EEF2 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#E4EEF2 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 #F2E8E3; it also sits naturally between #E3F2EF and #E3E7F2. 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 95%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E4EEF2

.text { color: #E4EEF2; }
.background { background-color: #E4EEF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4EEF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 238, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 35%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4EEF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 238, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4EEF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 238, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4EEF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4EEF2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2E8E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4EEF2: #000000.

How #E4EEF2 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 #E4EEF2 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

← #E4EEF1  ·  #E4EEF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4EEF2?

#E4EEF2 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 228, 238, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4EEF2?

#E4EEF2 is RGB 228, 238, 242 — HSL 197°, 35%, 92% — CMYK 6%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #E4EEF2?

Its complement is #F2E8E3; analogous partners are #E3F2EF and #E3E7F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4EEF2 for text?

Black text on #E4EEF2 has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.