What color is #E4ECFF?

#E4ECFF 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 #E4ECFF?

The RGB value is 228, 236, 255: 228 red, 236 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4ECFF?

The complementary color is #FFF7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4ECFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4ECFF color

#E4ECFF rgb(228, 236, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E4ECFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 92.5% green and 100% blue (228, 236, 255).

Its hue angle is 222°, 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 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.74:1).

#E4ECFF color codes

HEX	`#E4ECFF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 236, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 92.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.32, 0.94, -10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.32, 10.11, 275.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.036, 83.704, 106.528)`
Decimal	`15002879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4ECFF, 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 #E4ECFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4ECFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.74:1	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 #E4ECFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4ecff; }
.text { color: #e4ecff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4ecff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 236 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4ecff, #e9e4ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E4ECFF?: #E4ECFF 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 #E4ECFF?: The RGB value is 228, 236, 255: 228 red, 236 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4ECFF?: The complementary color is #FFF7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4ECFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.