What color is #EDF3FE?

#EDF3FE is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF3FE?

The RGB value is 237, 243, 254: 237 red, 243 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF3FE?

The complementary color is #FEF8ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF3FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.85:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF3FE color

#EDF3FE rgb(237, 243, 254)

Shades of white

The hex color #EDF3FE is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 95.3% green and 99.6% blue (237, 243, 254).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 89% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Boll (#E7EFFB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.85:1).

#EDF3FE color codes

HEX	`#EDF3FE`
RGB	`rgb(237, 243, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 95.3%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 89%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.69, 0.04, -5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.69, 5.97, 270.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.861, 89.261, 106.505)`
Decimal	`15594494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF3FE, 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 #EDF3FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF3FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.85:1	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 #EDF3FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf3fe; }
.text { color: #edf3fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf3fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 243 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf3fe, #f0edfe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDF3FE?: #EDF3FE is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF3FE?: The RGB value is 237, 243, 254: 237 red, 243 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF3FE?: The complementary color is #FEF8ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF3FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.85:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.