What color is #EAE8FE?

#EAE8FE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE8FE?

The RGB value is 234, 232, 254: 234 red, 232 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE8FE?

The complementary color is #FCFEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE8FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE8FE color

#EAE8FE rgb(234, 232, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EAE8FE is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 91% green and 99.6% blue (234, 232, 254).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 92% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#EAE8FE color codes

HEX	`#EAE8FE`
RGB	`rgb(234, 232, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 91%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 92%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.73, 4.73, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.73, 11.39, 294.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.674, 82.361, 105.394)`
Decimal	`15395070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE8FE, 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 #EAE8FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE8FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	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 #EAE8FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae8fe; }
.text { color: #eae8fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae8fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 232 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae8fe, #f5e8fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EAE8FE?: #EAE8FE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE8FE?: The RGB value is 234, 232, 254: 234 red, 232 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE8FE?: The complementary color is #FCFEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE8FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.