What color is #E9EAF9?

#E9EAF9 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 #E9EAF9?

The RGB value is 233, 234, 249: 233 red, 234 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9EAF9?

The complementary color is #F9F8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9EAF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9EAF9 color

#E9EAF9 rgb(233, 234, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E9EAF9 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 91.8% green and 97.6% blue (233, 234, 249).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 57% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#E9EAF9 color codes

HEX	`#E9EAF9`
RGB	`rgb(233, 234, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 91.8%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 57%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.02, 2.42, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.02, 7.74, 288.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.123, 83.008, 101.405)`
Decimal	`15330041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9EAF9, 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 #E9EAF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9EAF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	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 #E9EAF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9eaf9; }
.text { color: #e9eaf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9eaf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 234 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9eaf9, #f0e9f9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E9EAF9?: #E9EAF9 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 #E9EAF9?: The RGB value is 233, 234, 249: 233 red, 234 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9EAF9?: The complementary color is #F9F8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9EAF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.