What color is #E1E0EF?

#E1E0EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E0EF?

The RGB value is 225, 224, 239: 225 red, 224 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E0EF?

The complementary color is #EEEFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E0EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E0EF color

#E1E0EF rgb(225, 224, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E1E0EF is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 87.8% green and 93.7% blue (225, 224, 239).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 32% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#E1E0EF color codes

HEX	`#E1E0EF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 224, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.8%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 32%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 6%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.65, 3.1, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.65, 7.81, 293.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.284, 75.551, 92.367)`
Decimal	`14803183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E0EF, 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 #E1E0EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E0EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #E1E0EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e0ef; }
.text { color: #e1e0ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e0ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 224 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e0ef, #e9e0ef); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E1E0EF?: #E1E0EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E0EF?: The RGB value is 225, 224, 239: 225 red, 224 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E0EF?: The complementary color is #EEEFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E0EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.