What color is #E1E7F6?

#E1E7F6 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lullaby of Frost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E7F6?

The RGB value is 225, 231, 246: 225 red, 231 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E7F6?

The complementary color is #F6F0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E7F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E7F6 color

#E1E7F6 rgb(225, 231, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E1E7F6 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 90.6% green and 96.5% blue (225, 231, 246).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 54% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Lullaby of Frost (#E5E8F2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

#E1E7F6 color codes

HEX	`#E1E7F6`
RGB	`rgb(225, 231, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 90.6%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 54%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.6, 0.81, -7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.6, 7.99, 275.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.258, 79.813, 98.559)`
Decimal	`14804982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E7F6, 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 #E1E7F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E7F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	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 #E1E7F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e7f6; }
.text { color: #e1e7f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e7f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 231 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e7f6, #e6e1f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E1E7F6?: #E1E7F6 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lullaby of Frost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E7F6?: The RGB value is 225, 231, 246: 225 red, 231 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E7F6?: The complementary color is #F6F0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E7F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.