Palettes / Colors / #E7EBFE
#E7EBFE — Pale Vivid Blue
#E7EBFE 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 #E7EBFE 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.
#E7EBFE 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 #FEFAE7; it also sits naturally between #E7F6FE and #EEE7FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E7EBFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 231, 235, 254 |
| HSL | 230°, 92%, 95% |
| HSV | 230°, 9%, 100% |
| CMYK | 9%, 7%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 80.55, 83.56, 105.65 |
| Yxy | 83.56, 0.2986, 0.3098 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.26, 2.22, -9.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.41, 2.24, -9.88 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 92% · Blue 100%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 7% · 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 #E7EBFE
.text { color: #E7EBFE; }
.background { background-color: #E7EBFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7EBFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 235, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 92%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7EBFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 235, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7EBFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 235, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E7EBFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7EBFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEFAE7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E7EBFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E7EBFE
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 #E7EBFE: ·
How #E7EBFE 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 #E7EBFE 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 #E7EBFE?
#E7EBFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 231, 235, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E7EBFE?
#E7EBFE is RGB 231, 235, 254 — HSL 230°, 92%, 95% — CMYK 9%, 7%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #E7EBFE?
Its complement is #FEFAE7; analogous partners are #E7F6FE and #EEE7FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E7EBFE for text?
Black text on #E7EBFE has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.