What color is #E9E8F8?

#E9E8F8 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E8F8?

The RGB value is 233, 232, 248: 233 red, 232 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E8F8?

The complementary color is #F7F8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E8F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E8F8 color

#E9E8F8 rgb(233, 232, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E9E8F8 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 91% green and 97.3% blue (233, 232, 248).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 53% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

#E9E8F8 color codes

HEX	`#E9E8F8`
RGB	`rgb(233, 232, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 91%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 53%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.49, 3.26, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.49, 8.28, 293.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.401, 81.814, 100.397)`
Decimal	`15329528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E8F8, 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 #E9E8F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E8F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	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 #E9E8F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e8f8; }
.text { color: #e9e8f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e8f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 232 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e8f8, #f1e8f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E9E8F8?: #E9E8F8 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E8F8?: The RGB value is 233, 232, 248: 233 red, 232 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E8F8?: The complementary color is #F7F8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E8F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.