What color is #E0E2EF?

#E0E2EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E2EF?

The RGB value is 224, 226, 239: 224 red, 226 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E2EF?

The complementary color is #EFEDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E2EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E2EF color

#E0E2EF rgb(224, 226, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E0E2EF is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 88.6% green and 93.7% blue (224, 226, 239).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 32% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.29:1).

#E0E2EF color codes

HEX	`#E0E2EF`
RGB	`rgb(224, 226, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 88.6%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 32%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 6%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.08, 1.73, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.08, 6.77, 284.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.514, 76.472, 92.532)`
Decimal	`14738159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E2EF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E0E2EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E2EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E0E2EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e2ef; }
.text { color: #e0e2ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e2ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 226 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e2ef, #e6e0ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E0E2EF?: #E0E2EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E2EF?: The RGB value is 224, 226, 239: 224 red, 226 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E2EF?: The complementary color is #EFEDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E2EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.