Palettes / Colors / #EEECFD
#EEECFD — Pale Vivid Blue
#EEECFD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.
#EEECFD 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 #FBFDED; it also sits naturally between #EDF3FD and #F7EDFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEECFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 236, 253 |
| HSL | 247°, 81%, 96% |
| HSV | 247°, 7%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 7%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 82.98, 85.26, 105.01 |
| Yxy | 85.26, 0.3037, 0.3120 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.99, 3.77, -7.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.34, 3.83, -8.12 |
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
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CSS code for #EEECFD
.text { color: #EEECFD; }
.background { background-color: #EEECFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEECFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 236, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 81%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEECFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 236, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEECFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 236, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEECFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEECFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FBFDED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.05:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEECFD: #000000.
How #EEECFD 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 #EEECFD 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 #EEECFD?
#EEECFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 238, 236, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEECFD?
#EEECFD is RGB 238, 236, 253 — HSL 247°, 81%, 96% — CMYK 6%, 7%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EEECFD?
Its complement is #FBFDED; analogous partners are #EDF3FD and #F7EDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEECFD for text?
Black text on #EEECFD has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.