What color is #EEF3FF?

#EEF3FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF3FF?

The RGB value is 238, 243, 255: 238 red, 243 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF3FF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEF3FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.9:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF3FF color

#EEF3FF rgb(238, 243, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EEF3FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 95.3% green and 100% blue (238, 243, 255).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Boll (#E7EFFB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.9:1).

#EEF3FF color codes

HEX	`#EEF3FF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 243, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 95.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.79, 0.55, -6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.79, 6.35, 274.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.357, 89.498, 107.366)`
Decimal	`15660031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF3FF, 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 #EEF3FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF3FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.9:1	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 #EEF3FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef3ff; }
.text { color: #eef3ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef3ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 243 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef3ff, #f2eeff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEF3FF?: #EEF3FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF3FF?: The RGB value is 238, 243, 255: 238 red, 243 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF3FF?: The complementary color is #FFFAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF3FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.9:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.