What color is #E1E7F9?

#E1E7F9 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E7F9?

The RGB value is 225, 231, 249: 225 red, 231 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E7F9?

The complementary color is #F9F3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E7F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E7F9 color

#E1E7F9 rgb(225, 231, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E1E7F9 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 90.6% green and 97.6% blue (225, 231, 249).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 67% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#E1E7F9 color codes

HEX	`#E1E7F9`
RGB	`rgb(225, 231, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 90.6%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 67%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.68, 1.39, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.68, 9.49, 278.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.723, 79.998, 101.003)`
Decimal	`14804985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E7F9, 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 #E1E7F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E7F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	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 #E1E7F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e7f9; }
.text { color: #e1e7f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e7f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 231 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e7f9, #e7e1f9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1E7F9?: #E1E7F9 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E7F9?: The RGB value is 225, 231, 249: 225 red, 231 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E7F9?: The complementary color is #F9F3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E7F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.