#E9E6FE Color

#E9E6FE is rgb(233, 230, 254) in RGB, hsl(248, 92%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 0%) 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 2.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9E6FE

HEX#E9E6FE

RGBrgb(233, 230, 254)

HSLhsl(248, 92%, 95%)

HSVhsv(248, 9%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(93.4% 0.032 291.5)

LABlab(92.07% 4.36 -11.28)

LCHlch(92.07% 12.10 291.15)

What #E9E6FE 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 #E9E6FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 2.25 Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 6.61 Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 9.6 Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 10.24 Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 10.32 Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 10.56

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#E9E6FE Channel Values

How #E9E6FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 233 · G 230 · B 254	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 248° · S 92% · L 95%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 248° · S 9% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 8% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.22:1 vs white · 17.21:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9E6FE 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text17.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E9E6FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9E6FE; 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 #E9E6FE

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 #E9E6FE 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#E9E6FE

Protanopia#E7E7FE

Protanomaly#E8E6FE

Deuteranopia#E7E7FE

Deuteranomaly#E8E7FE

Tritanopia#E6E9E9

Tritanomaly#E7E8F2

Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

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Using #E9E6FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9e6fe: #E9E6FE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9E6FE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9e6fe': '#E9E6FE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.902, blue: 0.996)

Android XML<color name="color_e9e6fe">#E9E6FE</color>

SVG fillfill="#E9E6FE"

More Blue Colors

#E9E6FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#E9E6FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9E6FE?

#E9E6FE is a lightest blue — rgb(233, 230, 254) in RGB and hsl(248, 92%, 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 2.25.

What is the RGB value of #E9E6FE?

#E9E6FE is rgb(233, 230, 254) — red 233, green 230, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9E6FE?

#E9E6FE converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9E6FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9E6FE scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9E6FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9E6FE 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 2.25, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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