What color is #E6E8FA?

#E6E8FA 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 #E6E8FA?

The RGB value is 230, 232, 250: 230 red, 232 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E8FA?

The complementary color is #FAF8E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E8FA?

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.

#E6E8FA color

#E6E8FA rgb(230, 232, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E6E8FA is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 91% green and 98% blue (230, 232, 250).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 67% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#E6E8FA color codes

HEX	`#E6E8FA`
RGB	`rgb(230, 232, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 91%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 67%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.33, 2.67, -8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.33, 9.31, 286.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.742, 81.438, 101.995)`
Decimal	`15132922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E8FA, 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 #E6E8FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E8FA 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 #E6E8FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e8fa; }
.text { color: #e6e8fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e8fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 232 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e8fa, #eee6fa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6E8FA?: #E6E8FA 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 #E6E8FA?: The RGB value is 230, 232, 250: 230 red, 232 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E8FA?: The complementary color is #FAF8E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E8FA?: 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.