Palettes / Colors / #ECEFF9

#ECEFF9 — Pale Muted Blue

#ECEFF9 is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #ECEFF9 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.

#ECEFF9 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 #F9F6EC; it also sits naturally between #ECF5F9 and #EFECF9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 94% · Blue 98%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECEFF9

.text { color: #ECEFF9; }
.background { background-color: #ECEFF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEFF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 239, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 52%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEFF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 239, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEFF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 239, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEFF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEFF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9F6EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEFF9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEFF9

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:

How #ECEFF9 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 #ECEFF9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECEFF8  ·  #ECEFFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEFF9?

#ECEFF9 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 236, 239, 249). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEFF9?

#ECEFF9 is RGB 236, 239, 249 — HSL 226°, 52%, 95% — CMYK 5%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ECEFF9?

Its complement is #F9F6EC; analogous partners are #ECF5F9 and #EFECF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEFF9 for text?

Black text on #ECEFF9 has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.