What color is #E8EFFC?

#E8EFFC is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8EFFC?

The RGB value is 232, 239, 252: 232 red, 239 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EFFC?

The complementary color is #FCF5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EFFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EFFC color

#E8EFFC rgb(232, 239, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E8EFFC is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 93.7% green and 98.8% blue (232, 239, 252).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 77% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Boll (#E7EFFB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#E8EFFC color codes

HEX	`#E8EFFC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 239, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 93.7%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 77%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.28, 0.1, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.28, 7.06, 270.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.712, 85.916, 104.355)`
Decimal	`15265788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EFFC, 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 #E8EFFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EFFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	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 #E8EFFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8effc; }
.text { color: #e8effc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8effc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 239 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8effc, #ebe8fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E8EFFC?: #E8EFFC is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8EFFC?: The RGB value is 232, 239, 252: 232 red, 239 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EFFC?: The complementary color is #FCF5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EFFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.