What color is #E1E2EF?

#E1E2EF 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 #E1E2EF?

The RGB value is 225, 226, 239: 225 red, 226 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E2EF?

The complementary color is #EFEEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E2EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E2EF color

#E1E2EF rgb(225, 226, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E1E2EF is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 88.6% green and 93.7% blue (225, 226, 239).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 30% 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#E1E2EF color codes

HEX	`#E1E2EF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 226, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 88.6%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 30%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 6%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.15, 2.06, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.15, 6.75, 287.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.825, 76.632, 92.547)`
Decimal	`14803695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E2EF, 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 #E1E2EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E2EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	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 #E1E2EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e2ef; }
.text { color: #e1e2ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e2ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 226 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e2ef, #e7e1ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E1E2EF?: #E1E2EF 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 #E1E2EF?: The RGB value is 225, 226, 239: 225 red, 226 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E2EF?: The complementary color is #EFEEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E2EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.