What color is #E1E9FA?

#E1E9FA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E9FA?

The RGB value is 225, 233, 250: 225 red, 233 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E9FA?

The complementary color is #FAF2E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E9FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E9FA color

#E1E9FA rgb(225, 233, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E1E9FA is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 91.4% green and 98% blue (225, 233, 250).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 71% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Boll (#E7EFFB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.24:1).

#E1E9FA color codes

HEX	`#E1E9FA`
RGB	`rgb(225, 233, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 91.4%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 71%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.21, 0.56, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.21, 9.14, 273.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.442, 81.187, 102.015)`
Decimal	`14805498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E9FA, 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 #E1E9FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E9FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.24:1	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 #E1E9FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e9fa; }
.text { color: #e1e9fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e9fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 233 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e9fa, #e5e1fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E1E9FA?: #E1E9FA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E9FA?: The RGB value is 225, 233, 250: 225 red, 233 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E9FA?: The complementary color is #FAF2E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E9FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.