What color is #E2EAFE?

#E2EAFE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2EAFE?

The RGB value is 226, 234, 254: 226 red, 234 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2EAFE?

The complementary color is #FEF6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2EAFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2EAFE color

#E2EAFE rgb(226, 234, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E2EAFE is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 91.8% green and 99.6% blue (226, 234, 254).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 93% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

#E2EAFE color codes

HEX	`#E2EAFE`
RGB	`rgb(226, 234, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 91.8%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 93%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.65, 1.14, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.65, 10.62, 276.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.672, 82.169, 105.462)`
Decimal	`14871294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2EAFE, 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 #E2EAFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2EAFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	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 #E2EAFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2eafe; }
.text { color: #e2eafe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2eafe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 234 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2eafe, #e8e2fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E2EAFE?: #E2EAFE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2EAFE?: The RGB value is 226, 234, 254: 226 red, 234 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2EAFE?: The complementary color is #FEF6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2EAFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.