What color is #E5E8FD?

#E5E8FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E8FD?

The RGB value is 229, 232, 253: 229 red, 232 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E8FD?

The complementary color is #FDFAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E8FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E8FD color

#E5E8FD rgb(229, 232, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E5E8FD is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 91% green and 99.2% blue (229, 232, 253).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 86% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% 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 17.29:1).

#E5E8FD color codes

HEX	`#E5E8FD`
RGB	`rgb(229, 232, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 91%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 86%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 9%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.34, 2.93, -10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.34, 10.88, 285.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.896, 81.462, 104.477)`
Decimal	`15067389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E8FD, 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 #E5E8FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E8FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	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 #E5E8FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e8fd; }
.text { color: #e5e8fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e8fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 232 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e8fd, #eee5fd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5E8FD?: #E5E8FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E8FD?: The RGB value is 229, 232, 253: 229 red, 232 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E8FD?: The complementary color is #FDFAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E8FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.