What color is #E2E8FB?

#E2E8FB 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 #E2E8FB?

The RGB value is 226, 232, 251: 226 red, 232 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E8FB?

The complementary color is #FBF5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E8FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.17:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E8FB color

#E2E8FB rgb(226, 232, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E2E8FB is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 91% green and 98.4% blue (226, 232, 251).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 76% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.17:1).

#E2E8FB color codes

HEX	`#E2E8FB`
RGB	`rgb(226, 232, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 91%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 76%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.06, 1.59, -9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.06, 9.99, 279.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.63, 80.846, 102.763)`
Decimal	`14870779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E8FB, 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 #E2E8FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E8FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.17:1	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 #E2E8FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e8fb; }
.text { color: #e2e8fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e8fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 232 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e8fb, #e9e2fb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E2E8FB?: #E2E8FB 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 #E2E8FB?: The RGB value is 226, 232, 251: 226 red, 232 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E8FB?: The complementary color is #FBF5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E8FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.17:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.