What color is #E8E8F3?

#E8E8F3 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E8F3?

The RGB value is 232, 232, 243: 232 red, 232 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E8F3?

The complementary color is #F3F3E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E8F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E8F3 color

#E8E8F3 rgb(232, 232, 243)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8E8F3 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 91% green and 95.3% blue (232, 232, 243).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 31% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#E8E8F3 color codes

HEX	`#E8E8F3`
RGB	`rgb(232, 232, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 91%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 31%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.28, 2, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.28, 5.68, 290.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.31, 81.34, 96.351)`
Decimal	`15263987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E8F3, 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 #E8E8F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E8F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	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 #E8E8F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e8f3; }
.text { color: #e8e8f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e8f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 232 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e8f3, #eee8f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E8E8F3?: #E8E8F3 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E8F3?: The RGB value is 232, 232, 243: 232 red, 232 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E8F3?: The complementary color is #F3F3E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E8F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.