What color is #E8F0FF?

#E8F0FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8F0FF?

The RGB value is 232, 240, 255: 232 red, 240 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8F0FF?

The complementary color is #FFF7E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8F0FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.34:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8F0FF color

#E8F0FF rgb(232, 240, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E8F0FF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 94.1% green and 100% blue (232, 240, 255).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 100% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.34:1).

#E8F0FF color codes

HEX	`#E8F0FF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 240, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 94.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.61, 0.16, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.61, 8.12, 271.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.485, 86.695, 106.977)`
Decimal	`15266047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8F0FF, 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 #E8F0FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8F0FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.34:1	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 #E8F0FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8f0ff; }
.text { color: #e8f0ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8f0ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 240 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8f0ff, #ece8ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E8F0FF?: #E8F0FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8F0FF?: The RGB value is 232, 240, 255: 232 red, 240 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8F0FF?: The complementary color is #FFF7E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8F0FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.34:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.