What color is #E2E2F0?

#E2E2F0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E2F0?

The RGB value is 226, 226, 240: 226 red, 226 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E2F0?

The complementary color is #F0F0E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E2F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E2F0 color

#E2E2F0 rgb(226, 226, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E2E2F0 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 88.6% green and 94.1% blue (226, 226, 240).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 32% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.37:1).

#E2E2F0 color codes

HEX	`#E2E2F0`
RGB	`rgb(226, 226, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 88.6%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 32%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.25, 2.58, -6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.25, 7.27, 290.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.286, 76.852, 93.342)`
Decimal	`14869232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E2F0, 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 #E2E2F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E2F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.37:1	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 #E2E2F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e2f0; }
.text { color: #e2e2f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e2f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 226 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e2f0, #e9e2f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E2E2F0?: #E2E2F0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E2F0?: The RGB value is 226, 226, 240: 226 red, 226 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E2F0?: The complementary color is #F0F0E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E2F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.