What color is #E4E2F7?

#E4E2F7 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 #E4E2F7?

The RGB value is 228, 226, 247: 228 red, 226 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4E2F7?

The complementary color is #F5F7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E2F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E2F7 color

#E4E2F7 rgb(228, 226, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E4E2F7 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 88.6% green and 96.9% blue (228, 226, 247).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 57% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.52:1).

#E4E2F7 color codes

HEX	`#E4E2F7`
RGB	`rgb(228, 226, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 88.6%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 57%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 9%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.6, 4.56, -9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.6, 10.93, 294.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.977, 77.602, 98.954)`
Decimal	`15000311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E2F7, 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 #E4E2F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E2F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.52:1	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 #E4E2F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e2f7; }
.text { color: #e4e2f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e2f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 226 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e2f7, #efe2f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E4E2F7?: #E4E2F7 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 #E4E2F7?: The RGB value is 228, 226, 247: 228 red, 226 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E2F7?: The complementary color is #F5F7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E2F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.