Palettes / Colors / #EDEDF9

#EDEDF9 — Pale Muted Blue

#EDEDF9 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#EDEDF9 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 #F9F9EC; it also sits naturally between #ECF2F9 and #F2ECF9. 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 98%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDEDF9

.text { color: #EDEDF9; }
.background { background-color: #EDEDF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEDF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 237, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 50%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEDF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 237, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEDF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 237, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDEDF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEDF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9F9EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEDF9: #000000.

How #EDEDF9 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 #EDEDF9 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDEDF9?

#EDEDF9 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 237, 237, 249). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEDF9?

#EDEDF9 is RGB 237, 237, 249 — HSL 240°, 50%, 95% — CMYK 5%, 5%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EDEDF9?

Its complement is #F9F9EC; analogous partners are #ECF2F9 and #F2ECF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEDF9 for text?

Black text on #EDEDF9 has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.