What color is #E0E9FF?

#E0E9FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E9FF?

The RGB value is 224, 233, 255: 224 red, 233 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E9FF?

The complementary color is #FFF6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E9FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E9FF color

#E0E9FF rgb(224, 233, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E0E9FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 91.4% green and 100% blue (224, 233, 255).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#E0E9FF color codes

HEX	`#E0E9FF`
RGB	`rgb(224, 233, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 91.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.28, 1.22, -11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.28, 11.7, 276.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.925, 81.344, 106.184)`
Decimal	`14739967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E9FF, 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 #E0E9FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E9FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	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 #E0E9FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e9ff; }
.text { color: #e0e9ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e9ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 233 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e9ff, #e7e0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E0E9FF?: #E0E9FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E9FF?: The RGB value is 224, 233, 255: 224 red, 233 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E9FF?: The complementary color is #FFF6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E9FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.