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#EAEEFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#EAEEFE 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 #EAEEFE 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.

#EAEEFE 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 #FEFAEC; it also sits naturally between #ECF9FE and #F1ECFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEEFE · RGB 234, 238, 254

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Color values

HEX#EAEEFE
RGB234, 238, 254
HSL228°, 91%, 96%
HSV228°, 8%, 100%
CMYK8%, 6%, 0%, 0%
XYZ82.40, 85.80, 105.98
Yxy85.80, 0.3005, 0.3129
CIE-Lab94.23, 1.64, -8.16
Hunter Lab92.63, 1.66, -8.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EAEEFE

.text { color: #EAEEFE; }
.background { background-color: #EAEEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 238, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(228, 91%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 238, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 238, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAEEFE

#C0CCFC#94A8FA#6381F8#375DF6#0B3AF4#092FC8#07259C#05196B#030F3F#010513

Tints of #EAEEFE

#ECEFFE#ECEFFE#ECEFFE#ECEFFE#ECEFFE#ECEFFE#ECEFFE#ECEFFE#ECEFFE#ECEFFE

Tones of #EAEEFE

#EDF0FD#EEF1FB#EFF2FA#F1F2F9#F2F3F7#F3F4F6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEFAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #EAEEFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEEFE

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 #EAEEFE: ·

How #EAEEFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ECECFADeuteranopia · #ECEBF9Tritanopia · #EAF7F6

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 #EAEEFE rather than the exact color:

Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7

Similar colors

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

#EBEAFF#ECF2FF#EEF1FF#ECF2F9#E4F1FF#EDEEF7#F0F3FF#E3F2FD#EEF5FF#F1EAFF#E9F6FF#E8F1F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEEFD  ·  #EAEEFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEEFE?

#EAEEFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 234, 238, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEEFE?

#EAEEFE is RGB 234, 238, 254 — HSL 228°, 91%, 96% — CMYK 8%, 6%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EAEEFE?

Its complement is #FEFAEC; analogous partners are #ECF9FE and #F1ECFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEEFE for text?

Black text on #EAEEFE has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.