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#E8ECFC — Pale Blue

#E8ECFC 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 #E8ECFC 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.

#E8ECFC 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 #FCF8E8; it also sits naturally between #E8F6FC and #EEE8FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E8ECFC · RGB 232, 236, 252

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Color values

HEX#E8ECFC
RGB232, 236, 252
HSL228°, 77%, 95%
HSV228°, 8%, 99%
CMYK8%, 6%, 0%, 1%
XYZ80.84, 84.17, 104.08
Yxy84.17, 0.3004, 0.3128
CIE-Lab93.53, 1.64, -8.18
Hunter Lab91.75, 1.66, -8.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E8ECFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E8ECFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E8ECFC

.text { color: #E8ECFC; }
.background { background-color: #E8ECFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8ECFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 236, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(228, 77%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8ECFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 236, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8ECFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 236, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8ECFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8ECFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E8ECFC

#C0CBF7#97A9F2#6F88EC#4666E7#1D45E2#1737B5#122B8C#0D1E63#08123B#020512

Tints of #E8ECFC

#E8ECFC#E8ECFC#E8ECFC#E8ECFC#EDF0FD#EDF0FD#EDF0FD#EDF0FD#EDF0FD#EDF0FD

Tones of #E8ECFC

#EAEDFB#EBEEF9#EDEFF8#EEF0F6#EFF1F5#F1F1F4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCF8E8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #E8ECFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E8ECFC

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 #E8ECFC: ·

How #E8ECFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEAF8Deuteranopia · #EAE9F7Tritanopia · #E8F5F4

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 #E8ECFC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1

Similar colors

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

#EBEAFF#E4F1FF#EDEEF7#ECF2F9#ECF2FF#E3F2FD#EEF1FF#E8F1F5#E1F2FB#F1EAFF#E8EDF2#EBF4F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E8ECFB  ·  #E8ECFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E8ECFC?

#E8ECFC is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 232, 236, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8ECFC?

#E8ECFC is RGB 232, 236, 252 — HSL 228°, 77%, 95% — CMYK 8%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #E8ECFC?

Its complement is #FCF8E8; analogous partners are #E8F6FC and #EEE8FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8ECFC for text?

Black text on #E8ECFC has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.