What color is #E5EBFA?

#E5EBFA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5EBFA?

The RGB value is 229, 235, 250: 229 red, 235 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5EBFA?

The complementary color is #FAF4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EBFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5EBFA color

#E5EBFA rgb(229, 235, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E5EBFA is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 92.2% green and 98% blue (229, 235, 250).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 68% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Boll (#E7EFFB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#E5EBFA color codes

HEX	`#E5EBFA`
RGB	`rgb(229, 235, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 92.2%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 68%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93, 0.81, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93, 7.97, 275.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.273, 82.976, 102.264)`
Decimal	`15068154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5EBFA, 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 #E5EBFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EBFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	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 #E5EBFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ebfa; }
.text { color: #e5ebfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ebfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 235 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ebfa, #eae5fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E5EBFA?: #E5EBFA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5EBFA?: The RGB value is 229, 235, 250: 229 red, 235 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5EBFA?: The complementary color is #FAF4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EBFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.