What color is #E1E5FD?

#E1E5FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E5FD?

The RGB value is 225, 229, 253: 225 red, 229 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E5FD?

The complementary color is #FDF9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E5FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E5FD color

#E1E5FD rgb(225, 229, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E1E5FD is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 89.8% green and 99.2% blue (225, 229, 253).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 88% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.83:1).

#E1E5FD color codes

HEX	`#E1E5FD`
RGB	`rgb(225, 229, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 89.8%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 88%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.3, 3.21, -12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.3, 12.48, 284.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.797, 79.137, 104.139)`
Decimal	`14804477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E5FD, 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 #E1E5FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E5FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	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 #E1E5FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e5fd; }
.text { color: #e1e5fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e5fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 229 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e5fd, #ebe1fd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1E5FD?: #E1E5FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E5FD?: The RGB value is 225, 229, 253: 225 red, 229 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E5FD?: The complementary color is #FDF9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E5FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.