What color is #E6EEFE?

#E6EEFE 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 #E6EEFE?

The RGB value is 230, 238, 254: 230 red, 238 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6EEFE?

The complementary color is #FEF6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EEFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EEFE color

#E6EEFE rgb(230, 238, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E6EEFE is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 93.3% green and 99.6% blue (230, 238, 254).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 92% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Boll (#E7EFFB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#E6EEFE color codes

HEX	`#E6EEFE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 238, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 93.3%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 92%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.94, 0.36, -8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.94, 8.62, 272.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.093, 85.127, 105.906)`
Decimal	`15134462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EEFE, 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 #E6EEFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EEFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #E6EEFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6eefe; }
.text { color: #e6eefe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6eefe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 238 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6eefe, #eae6fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E6EEFE?: #E6EEFE 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 #E6EEFE?: The RGB value is 230, 238, 254: 230 red, 238 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EEFE?: The complementary color is #FEF6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EEFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.