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#EDECFB — Pale Blue

#EDECFB is a blue color we call Pale 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 #EDECFB 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.

#EDECFB 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 #F9FBEA; it also sits naturally between #EAF1FB and #F3EAFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDECFB · RGB 237, 236, 251

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Color values

HEX#EDECFB
RGB237, 236, 251
HSL244°, 65%, 95%
HSV244°, 6%, 98%
CMYK6%, 6%, 0%, 2%
XYZ82.33, 84.96, 103.33
Yxy84.96, 0.3042, 0.3139
CIE-Lab93.87, 3.07, -7.11
Hunter Lab92.17, 3.11, -7.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EDECFB

.text { color: #EDECFB; }
.background { background-color: #EDECFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDECFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 236, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 65%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDECFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 236, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDECFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 236, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDECFB

#C7C4F3#A39EEA#7F78E2#5C52DA#382DD2#2D24A8#231C82#18145D#0E0C37#040411

Tints of #EDECFB

#EBEAFB#EBEAFB#EBEAFB#EBEAFB#EFEEFB#EFEEFB#EFEEFB#EFEEFB#EFEEFB#EFEEFB

Tones of #EDECFB

#ECEBF9#EDECF8#EEEEF7#EFEFF6#F0F0F5#F1F1F3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9FBEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDECFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDECFB

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 #EDECFB: ·

How #EDECFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EDEDF7Deuteranopia · #EDEDF7Tritanopia · #EDF5F4

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 #EDECFB rather than the exact color:

Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2

Similar colors

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

#EDEEF7#EBEAFF#F1EAFF#ECF2F9#EEF1FF#ECF2FF#F1F1F6#F3E8FF#F4EEFF#EFF0F4#F1F3F8#F0F3FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDECFA  ·  #EDECFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDECFB?

#EDECFB is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 237, 236, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDECFB?

#EDECFB is RGB 237, 236, 251 — HSL 244°, 65%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EDECFB?

Its complement is #F9FBEA; analogous partners are #EAF1FB and #F3EAFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDECFB for text?

Black text on #EDECFB has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.