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#E8E7EF Color

#E8E7EF is rgb(232, 231, 239) in RGB, hsl(248, 20%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chrome (#DBE4EB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8E7EF
HEX#E8E7EF
RGBrgb(232, 231, 239)
HSLhsl(248, 20%, 92%)
HSVhsv(248, 3%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(93.1% 0.011 291.9)
LABlab(91.90% 1.43 -3.77)
LCHlch(91.90% 4.03 290.71)

What #E8E7EF 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 #E8E7EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#E8E7EF Channel Values

How #E8E7EF 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 232 · G 231 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 20% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 3% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8E7EF 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8E7EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8E7EF; 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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Tints & Shades of #E8E7EF

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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How #E8E7EF 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.

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Tritanopia#E7E8E8
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Using #E8E7EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8e7ef: #E8E7EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8E7EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8e7ef': '#E8E7EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.906, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_e8e7ef">#E8E7EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8E7EF"

More Blue Colors

#E8E7EF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E8E7EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8E7EF?

#E8E7EF is a lightest blue — rgb(232, 231, 239) in RGB and hsl(248, 20%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chrome (#DBE4EB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.08.

What is the RGB value of #E8E7EF?

#E8E7EF is rgb(232, 231, 239) — red 232, green 231, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8E7EF?

#E8E7EF converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8E7EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8E7EF scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8E7EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8E7EF 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 gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 5.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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