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#E1EEFF Color

#E1EEFF is rgb(225, 238, 255) in RGB, hsl(214, 100%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cloud (#EFF1FE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1EEFF
HEX#E1EEFF
RGBrgb(225, 238, 255)
HSLhsl(214, 100%, 94%)
HSVhsv(214, 12%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.4% 0.027 255.1)
LABlab(93.50% -2.01 -9.79)
LCHlch(93.50% 9.99 258.37)

What #E1EEFF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E1EEFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 4.84Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.1Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 6.29Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 6.55Water#D4F1F9ΔE 7.06Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 8.23

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#E1EEFF Channel Values

How #E1EEFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 225 · G 238 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 100% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 12% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 17.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1EEFF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E1EEFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E1EEFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1EEFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E1EEFF
Complementary
#FFF2E0
Analogous
#E0FDFF
Analogous
#E2E0FF
Triadic
#FFE0EE
Triadic
#EEFFE0
Split comp.
#FFE2E0
Split comp.
#FDFFE0

Tints & Shades of #E1EEFF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E5F1FF
#E5F1FF
#EBF3FF
#EBF3FF
#F0F6FF
#F0F6FF

Shades

#9EC8FF
#5CA3FF
#1A7DFF
#005FDB
#004299
#002657

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E1EEFF.

How #E1EEFF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E1EEFF
Protanopia#ECECFF
Protanomaly#E8EDFF
Deuteranopia#EAEAFF
Deuteranomaly#E6EBFF
Tritanopia#DFF0F0
Tritanomaly#E0EFF6
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E1EEFF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e1eeff: #E1EEFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1EEFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1eeff': '#E1EEFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.933, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_e1eeff">#E1EEFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1EEFF"

More Blue Colors

#E1EEFF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#E1EEFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1EEFF?

#E1EEFF is a lightest blue — rgb(225, 238, 255) in RGB and hsl(214, 100%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cloud (#EFF1FE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.84.

What is the RGB value of #E1EEFF?

#E1EEFF is rgb(225, 238, 255) — red 225, green 238, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1EEFF?

#E1EEFF converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1EEFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1EEFF scores 1.17:1 against white and 17.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1EEFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1EEFF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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