What color is #E0EDFF?

#E0EDFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0EDFF?

The RGB value is 224, 237, 255: 224 red, 237 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0EDFF?

The complementary color is #FFF2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0EDFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0EDFF color

#E0EDFF rgb(224, 237, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E0EDFF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 92.9% green and 100% blue (224, 237, 255).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Boll (#E7EFFB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.73:1).

#E0EDFF color codes

HEX	`#E0EDFF`
RGB	`rgb(224, 237, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 92.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.29, -0.83, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.29, 10.17, 265.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.071, 83.635, 106.566)`
Decimal	`14740991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0EDFF, 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 #E0EDFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0EDFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.73:1	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 #E0EDFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0edff; }
.text { color: #e0edff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0edff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 237 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0edff, #e2e0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E0EDFF?: #E0EDFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0EDFF?: The RGB value is 224, 237, 255: 224 red, 237 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0EDFF?: The complementary color is #FFF2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0EDFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.