What color is #E7E6F2?

#E7E6F2 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E6F2?

The RGB value is 231, 230, 242: 231 red, 230 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E6F2?

The complementary color is #F1F2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E6F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E6F2 color

#E7E6F2 rgb(231, 230, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E7E6F2 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 90.2% green and 94.9% blue (231, 230, 242).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 32% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#E7E6F2 color codes

HEX	`#E7E6F2`
RGB	`rgb(231, 230, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 90.2%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 32%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.68, 2.52, -5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.68, 6.22, 293.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.276, 79.993, 95.356)`
Decimal	`15197938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E6F2, 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 #E7E6F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E6F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	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 #E7E6F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e6f2; }
.text { color: #e7e6f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e6f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 230 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e6f2, #ede6f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E7E6F2?: #E7E6F2 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E6F2?: The RGB value is 231, 230, 242: 231 red, 230 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E6F2?: The complementary color is #F1F2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E6F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.