What color is #E4E9FB?

#E4E9FB 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 #E4E9FB?

The RGB value is 228, 233, 251: 228 red, 233 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4E9FB?

The complementary color is #FBF6E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E9FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E9FB color

#E4E9FB rgb(228, 233, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E4E9FB is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 91.4% green and 98.4% blue (228, 233, 251).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 74% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.35:1).

#E4E9FB color codes

HEX	`#E4E9FB`
RGB	`rgb(228, 233, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 91.4%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 74%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.46, 1.71, -9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.46, 9.42, 280.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.543, 81.736, 102.887)`
Decimal	`15002107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E9FB, 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 #E4E9FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E9FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.35:1	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 #E4E9FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e9fb; }
.text { color: #e4e9fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e9fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 233 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e9fb, #ebe4fb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E4E9FB?: #E4E9FB 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 #E4E9FB?: The RGB value is 228, 233, 251: 228 red, 233 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E9FB?: The complementary color is #FBF6E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E9FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.