Palettes / Colors / #EAECFE
#EAECFE — Pale Vivid Blue
#EAECFE 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 #EAECFE 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.
#EAECFE 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 #FEFCEC; it also sits naturally between #ECF7FE and #F3ECFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAECFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 236, 254 |
| HSL | 234°, 91%, 96% |
| HSV | 234°, 8%, 100% |
| CMYK | 8%, 7%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 81.82, 84.64, 105.79 |
| Yxy | 84.64, 0.3005, 0.3109 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.73, 2.67, -8.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.00, 2.70, -9.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 100%
Cyan 8% · 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 #EAECFE
.text { color: #EAECFE; }
.background { background-color: #EAECFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 91%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAECFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAECFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEFCEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAECFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAECFE
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 #EAECFE: ·
How #EAECFE 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 #EAECFE 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 #EAECFE?
#EAECFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 236, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECFE?
#EAECFE is RGB 234, 236, 254 — HSL 234°, 91%, 96% — CMYK 8%, 7%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EAECFE?
Its complement is #FEFCEC; analogous partners are #ECF7FE and #F3ECFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAECFE for text?
Black text on #EAECFE has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.