Palettes / Colors / #ECEBFE
#ECEBFE — Pale Vivid Blue
#ECEBFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.
#ECEBFE 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 #FDFEEC; it also sits naturally between #ECF4FE and #F6ECFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECEBFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 235, 254 |
| HSL | 243°, 90%, 96% |
| HSV | 243°, 7%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 7%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 82.19, 84.41, 105.73 |
| Yxy | 84.41, 0.3018, 0.3099 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.63, 3.83, -9.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.87, 3.88, -9.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 100%
Cyan 7% · 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 #ECEBFE
.text { color: #ECEBFE; }
.background { background-color: #ECEBFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEBFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 235, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 90%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEBFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 235, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEBFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 235, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECEBFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEBFE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECEBFE
Tints of #ECEBFE
Tones of #ECEBFE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FDFEEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECEBFE: #000000.
How #ECEBFE 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 #ECEBFE 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 #ECEBFE?
#ECEBFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 236, 235, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEBFE?
#ECEBFE is RGB 236, 235, 254 — HSL 243°, 90%, 96% — CMYK 7%, 7%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #ECEBFE?
Its complement is #FDFEEC; analogous partners are #ECF4FE and #F6ECFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECEBFE for text?
Black text on #ECEBFE has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.