What color is #E1E8FF?

#E1E8FF 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 #E1E8FF?

The RGB value is 225, 232, 255: 225 red, 232 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E8FF?

The complementary color is #FFF8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E8FF color

#E1E8FF rgb(225, 232, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E1E8FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 91% green and 100% blue (225, 232, 255).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

#E1E8FF color codes

HEX	`#E1E8FF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 232, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 91%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.1, 2.06, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.1, 12.07, 279.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.954, 80.94, 106.104)`
Decimal	`14805247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E8FF, 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 #E1E8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	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 #E1E8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e8ff; }
.text { color: #e1e8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 232 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e8ff, #e9e1ff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1E8FF?: #E1E8FF 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 #E1E8FF?: The RGB value is 225, 232, 255: 225 red, 232 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E8FF?: The complementary color is #FFF8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.