What color is #E6E4F1?

#E6E4F1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E4F1?

The RGB value is 230, 228, 241: 230 red, 228 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E4F1?

The complementary color is #EFF1E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E4F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E4F1 color

#E6E4F1 rgb(230, 228, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E6E4F1 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 89.4% green and 94.5% blue (230, 228, 241).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 32% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.73:1).

#E6E4F1 color codes

HEX	`#E6E4F1`
RGB	`rgb(230, 228, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 89.4%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 32%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.08, 3.04, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.08, 6.78, 296.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.251, 78.661, 94.368)`
Decimal	`15131889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E4F1, 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 #E6E4F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E4F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.73:1	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 #E6E4F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e4f1; }
.text { color: #e6e4f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e4f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 228 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e4f1, #ece4f1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E6E4F1?: #E6E4F1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E4F1?: The RGB value is 230, 228, 241: 230 red, 228 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E4F1?: The complementary color is #EFF1E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E4F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.