What color is #EBEDFE?

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

What is the RGB value of #EBEDFE?

The RGB value is 235, 237, 254: 235 red, 237 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEDFE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBEDFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEDFE color

#EBEDFE rgb(235, 237, 254)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.9% green and 99.6% blue (235, 237, 254).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 90% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#EBEDFE color codes

HEX	`#EBEDFE`
RGB	`rgb(235, 237, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 92.9%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 90%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.05, 2.47, -8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.05, 8.76, 286.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.431, 85.386, 105.885)`
Decimal	`15461886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEDFE, 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 #EBEDFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEDFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	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 #EBEDFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebedfe; }
.text { color: #ebedfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebedfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 237 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebedfe, #f2ebfe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EBEDFE?: #EBEDFE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEDFE?: The RGB value is 235, 237, 254: 235 red, 237 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEDFE?: The complementary color is #FEFCEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEDFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.