What color is #E3F5FF?

#E3F5FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Celestial Cathedral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3F5FF?

The RGB value is 227, 245, 255: 227 red, 245 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3F5FF?

The complementary color is #FFEDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3F5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.77:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3F5FF color

#E3F5FF rgb(227, 245, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E3F5FF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 96.1% green and 100% blue (227, 245, 255).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Cathedral (#DAEAF6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.77:1).

#E3F5FF color codes

HEX	`#E3F5FF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 245, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 96.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.52, -3.97, -6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.52, 7.89, 239.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.377, 88.854, 107.399)`
Decimal	`14939647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3F5FF, 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 #E3F5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3F5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.77:1	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 #E3F5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3f5ff; }
.text { color: #e3f5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3f5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 245 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3f5ff, #e3e7ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E3F5FF?: #E3F5FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Celestial Cathedral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3F5FF?: The RGB value is 227, 245, 255: 227 red, 245 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3F5FF?: The complementary color is #FFEDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3F5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.77:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.