Palettes / Colors / #EDECFD

#EDECFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#EDECFD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#EDECFD 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 #FCFDED; it also sits naturally between #EDF4FD and #F6EDFD. 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 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDECFD

.text { color: #EDECFD; }
.background { background-color: #EDECFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDECFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 236, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 81%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDECFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 236, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDECFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 236, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDECFD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFDED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDECFD: #000000.

How #EDECFD 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 #EDECFD 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

← #EDECFC  ·  #EDECFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDECFD?

#EDECFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 237, 236, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDECFD?

#EDECFD is RGB 237, 236, 253 — HSL 244°, 81%, 96% — CMYK 6%, 7%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EDECFD?

Its complement is #FCFDED; analogous partners are #EDF4FD and #F6EDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDECFD for text?

Black text on #EDECFD has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.