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#E6F1FA Color

#E6F1FA is rgb(230, 241, 250) in RGB, hsl(207, 67%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6F1FA
HEX#E6F1FA
RGBrgb(230, 241, 250)
HSLhsl(207, 67%, 94%)
HSVhsv(207, 8%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(95.3% 0.017 242.4)
LABlab(94.51% -2.51 -5.68)
LCHlch(94.51% 6.21 246.16)

What #E6F1FA 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 #E6F1FA, 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.

#E6F1FA Channel Values

How #E6F1FA 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 241 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 67% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 8% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6F1FA 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6F1FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6F1FA; 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 #E6F1FA

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

Shades

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How #E6F1FA 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#E6F1FA
Protanopia#EFEFFA
Protanomaly#ECF0FA
Deuteranopia#EDEDFA
Deuteranomaly#EAEFFA
Tritanopia#E5F2F2
Tritanomaly#E5F2F5
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

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Using #E6F1FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6f1fa: #E6F1FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6F1FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6f1fa': '#E6F1FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.945, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_e6f1fa">#E6F1FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6F1FA"

More Blue Colors

#E6F1FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E6F1FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6F1FA?

#E6F1FA is a lightest blue — rgb(230, 241, 250) in RGB and hsl(207, 67%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.03.

What is the RGB value of #E6F1FA?

#E6F1FA is rgb(230, 241, 250) — red 230, green 241, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6F1FA?

#E6F1FA converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6F1FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6F1FA scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6F1FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6F1FA 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 3.03, which is very hard to tell apart.

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