What color is #EAF6FF?

#EAF6FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Alice Blue. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAF6FF?

The RGB value is 234, 246, 255: 234 red, 246 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF6FF?

The complementary color is #FFF3EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAF6FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.12:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF6FF color

#EAF6FF rgb(234, 246, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #EAF6FF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 96.5% green and 100% blue (234, 246, 255).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.12:1).

#EAF6FF color codes

HEX	`#EAF6FF`
RGB	`rgb(234, 246, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 96.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.25, -2.26, -5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.25, 6.11, 248.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.934, 90.623, 107.606)`
Decimal	`15398655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF6FF, 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 #EAF6FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF6FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.12:1	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 #EAF6FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf6ff; }
.text { color: #eaf6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf6ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 246 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf6ff, #eaebff); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EAF6FF?: #EAF6FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Alice Blue. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAF6FF?: The RGB value is 234, 246, 255: 234 red, 246 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF6FF?: The complementary color is #FFF3EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF6FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.12:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.