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#E4EFFB — Pale Blue

#E4EFFB is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#E4EFFB 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 #FBF0E4; it also sits naturally between #E4FBFB and #E5E4FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E4EFFB · RGB 228, 239, 251

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Color values

HEX#E4EFFB
RGB228, 239, 251
HSL211°, 74%, 94%
HSV211°, 9%, 98%
CMYK9%, 5%, 0%, 2%
XYZ80.27, 85.19, 103.48
Yxy85.19, 0.2985, 0.3168
CIE-Lab93.97, -1.37, -7.04
Hunter Lab92.30, -1.37, -7.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 94% · Blue 98%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E4EFFB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E4EFFB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E4EFFB

.text { color: #E4EFFB; }
.background { background-color: #E4EFFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4EFFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 239, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(211, 74%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4EFFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 239, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4EFFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 239, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4EFFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4EFFB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4EFFB

#BCD8F5#95C0EF#6DA9E9#4591E3#207AD9#1B63B1#154D8A#0F3762#09203A#030A12

Tints of #E4EFFB

#E4EFFB#E4EFFB#E9F2FC#E9F2FC#E9F2FC#E9F2FC#E9F2FC#EDF5FC#EDF5FC#EDF5FC

Tones of #E4EFFB

#E6EFF9#E8EFF8#E9EFF6#EBF0F5#ECF0F3#EEF0F1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBF0E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.04:1 AAA

Best text color on #E4EFFB: #000000.

How #E4EFFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E9F8Deuteranopia · #E8E7F7Tritanopia · #E5F6F5

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 #E4EFFB rather than the exact color:

Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF
Palette Fafafa
#FAFAFA · #E8F1F5 · #005691 · #004A7C
Palette E0f4ff
#E0F4FF · #87C4FF · #39A7FF · #FFEED9
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF

Similar colors

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

#E3F2FD#E1F2FB#E4F1FF#E8F1F5#E0F4FF#DEECFF#DDF2FD#DDEEF6#E3F4F4#ECF2F9#DFF5FF#E3F6F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4EFFA  ·  #E4EFFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4EFFB?

#E4EFFB is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 228, 239, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4EFFB?

#E4EFFB is RGB 228, 239, 251 — HSL 211°, 74%, 94% — CMYK 9%, 5%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #E4EFFB?

Its complement is #FBF0E4; analogous partners are #E4FBFB and #E5E4FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4EFFB for text?

Black text on #E4EFFB has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.