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#E8E9FC Color

#E8E9FC is rgb(232, 233, 252) in RGB, hsl(237, 77%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8E9FC
HEX#E8E9FC
RGBrgb(232, 233, 252)
HSLhsl(237, 77%, 95%)
HSVhsv(237, 8%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(93.9% 0.026 283.5)
LABlab(92.69% 2.29 -9.34)
LCHlch(92.69% 9.62 283.75)

What #E8E9FC 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 #E8E9FC, 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.

#E8E9FC Channel Values

How #E8E9FC 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 233 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 77% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 8% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8E9FC 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8E9FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8E9FC; 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 #E8E9FC

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 #E8E9FC 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#E8E9FC
Protanopia#E9E9FC
Protanomaly#E8E9FC
Deuteranopia#E9E9FC
Deuteranomaly#E8E9FC
Tritanopia#E5ECEC
Tritanomaly#E6EBF2
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

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Using #E8E9FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8e9fc: #E8E9FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8E9FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8e9fc': '#E8E9FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.914, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_e8e9fc">#E8E9FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8E9FC"

More Blue Colors

#E8E9FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E8E9FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8E9FC?

#E8E9FC is a lightest blue — rgb(232, 233, 252) in RGB and hsl(237, 77%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.14.

What is the RGB value of #E8E9FC?

#E8E9FC is rgb(232, 233, 252) — red 232, green 233, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8E9FC?

#E8E9FC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8E9FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8E9FC scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8E9FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8E9FC 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 1.14, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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