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#E6EFFE Color

#E6EFFE is rgb(230, 239, 254) in RGB, hsl(218, 92%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 6%, 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 2.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6EFFE
HEX#E6EFFE
RGBrgb(230, 239, 254)
HSLhsl(218, 92%, 95%)
HSVhsv(218, 9%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95% 0.022 260.7)
LABlab(94.09% -0.98 -8.34)
LCHlch(94.09% 8.40 263.31)

What #E6EFFE 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 #E6EFFE, 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.

#E6EFFE Channel Values

How #E6EFFE 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 230 · G 239 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 218° · S 92% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 218° · S 9% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6EFFE 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6EFFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6EFFE; 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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Tints & Shades of #E6EFFE

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 #E6EFFE 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#E6EFFE
Protanopia#EDEDFE
Protanomaly#EBEEFE
Deuteranopia#ECECFE
Deuteranomaly#EAEDFE
Tritanopia#E4F1F1
Tritanomaly#E5F0F6
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

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Using #E6EFFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6effe: #E6EFFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6EFFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6effe': '#E6EFFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.937, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_e6effe">#E6EFFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6EFFE"

More Blue Colors

#E6EFFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E6EFFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6EFFE?

#E6EFFE is a lightest blue — rgb(230, 239, 254) in RGB and hsl(218, 92%, 95%) 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 2.99.

What is the RGB value of #E6EFFE?

#E6EFFE is rgb(230, 239, 254) — red 230, green 239, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6EFFE?

#E6EFFE converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6EFFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6EFFE scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6EFFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6EFFE 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 4.64, which is very hard to tell apart.

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