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#E1F3FE Color

#E1F3FE is rgb(225, 243, 254) in RGB, hsl(203, 94%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1F3FE
HEX#E1F3FE
RGBrgb(225, 243, 254)
HSLhsl(203, 94%, 94%)
HSVhsv(203, 11%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95.4% 0.024 234.4)
LABlab(94.74% -4.54 -7.44)
LCHlch(94.74% 8.72 238.61)

What #E1F3FE 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 #E1F3FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E1F3FE Channel Values

How #E1F3FE 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 243 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 94% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 11% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1F3FE 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E1F3FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1F3FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E1F3FE

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.

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Shades

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How #E1F3FE 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#E1F3FE
Protanopia#F0F0FE
Protanomaly#EAF1FE
Deuteranopia#EDEDFE
Deuteranomaly#E8F0FE
Tritanopia#DFF4F4
Tritanomaly#E0F4F8
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

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Using #E1F3FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e1f3fe: #E1F3FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1F3FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1f3fe': '#E1F3FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.953, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_e1f3fe">#E1F3FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1F3FE"

More Blue Colors

#E1F3FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E1F3FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1F3FE?

#E1F3FE is a lightest blue — rgb(225, 243, 254) in RGB and hsl(203, 94%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #E1F3FE?

#E1F3FE is rgb(225, 243, 254) — red 225, green 243, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1F3FE?

#E1F3FE converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1F3FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1F3FE scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1F3FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1F3FE 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 aliceblue (#F0F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 4.8, which is very hard to tell apart.

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