Palettes / Colors / #EDEBFE
#EDEBFE — Pale Vivid Blue
#EDEBFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.
#EDEBFE 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 #FCFEEC; it also sits naturally between #ECF3FE and #F7ECFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDEBFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 235, 254 |
| HSL | 246°, 90%, 96% |
| HSV | 246°, 7%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 7%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 82.52, 84.58, 105.74 |
| Yxy | 84.58, 0.3025, 0.3100 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.70, 4.15, -8.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.97, 4.21, -9.14 |
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 #EDEBFE
.text { color: #EDEBFE; }
.background { background-color: #EDEBFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEBFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 235, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 90%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEBFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 235, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEBFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 235, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDEBFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEBFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FCFEEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDEBFE: #000000.
How #EDEBFE 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 #EDEBFE 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 #EDEBFE?
#EDEBFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 237, 235, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEBFE?
#EDEBFE is RGB 237, 235, 254 — HSL 246°, 90%, 96% — CMYK 7%, 7%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EDEBFE?
Its complement is #FCFEEC; analogous partners are #ECF3FE and #F7ECFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDEBFE for text?
Black text on #EDEBFE has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.