What color is #E3E9FC?

#E3E9FC 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 #E3E9FC?

The RGB value is 227, 233, 252: 227 red, 233 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E9FC?

The complementary color is #FCF6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E9FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E9FC color

#E3E9FC rgb(227, 233, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E3E9FC is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 91.4% green and 98.8% blue (227, 233, 252).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 81% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% 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 17.33:1).

#E3E9FC color codes

HEX	`#E3E9FC`
RGB	`rgb(227, 233, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 91.4%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 81%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 10%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.41, 1.58, -9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.41, 9.98, 279.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.384, 81.636, 103.704)`
Decimal	`14936572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E9FC, 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 #E3E9FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E9FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	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 #E3E9FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e9fc; }
.text { color: #e3e9fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e9fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 233 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e9fc, #eae3fc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E3E9FC?: #E3E9FC 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 #E3E9FC?: The RGB value is 227, 233, 252: 227 red, 233 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E9FC?: The complementary color is #FCF6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E9FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.