What color is #E3ECFF?

#E3ECFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3ECFF?

The RGB value is 227, 236, 255: 227 red, 236 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3ECFF?

The complementary color is #FFF6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3ECFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3ECFF color

#E3ECFF rgb(227, 236, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E3ECFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 92.5% green and 100% blue (227, 236, 255).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Boll (#E7EFFB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.71:1).

#E3ECFF color codes

HEX	`#E3ECFF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 236, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 92.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.25, 0.63, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.25, 10.19, 273.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.72, 83.541, 106.513)`
Decimal	`14937343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3ECFF, 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 #E3ECFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3ECFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.71:1	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 #E3ECFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3ecff; }
.text { color: #e3ecff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3ecff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 236 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3ecff, #e8e3ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3ECFF?: #E3ECFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3ECFF?: The RGB value is 227, 236, 255: 227 red, 236 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3ECFF?: The complementary color is #FFF6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3ECFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.