What color is #E7ECFA?

#E7ECFA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lullaby of Frost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7ECFA?

The RGB value is 231, 236, 250: 231 red, 236 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7ECFA?

The complementary color is #FAF5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7ECFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7ECFA color

#E7ECFA rgb(231, 236, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E7ECFA is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 92.5% green and 98% blue (231, 236, 250).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 66% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lullaby of Frost (#E5E8F2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.78:1).

#E7ECFA color codes

HEX	`#E7ECFA`
RGB	`rgb(231, 236, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 92.5%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 66%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.4, 0.94, -7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.4, 7.38, 277.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.202, 83.881, 102.389)`
Decimal	`15199482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7ECFA, 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 #E7ECFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7ECFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.78:1	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 #E7ECFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ecfa; }
.text { color: #e7ecfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ecfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 236 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ecfa, #ebe7fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E7ECFA?: #E7ECFA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lullaby of Frost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7ECFA?: The RGB value is 231, 236, 250: 231 red, 236 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7ECFA?: The complementary color is #FAF5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7ECFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.