#E5E8FA#E5E8FA
#E5E8FA is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.813; OKLCH L 93.4% C 0.025 H 278.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5E8FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 232, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 68%, 94%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 8%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 7.2%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.25, 2.35, -9.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.25, 9.34, 284.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.41% 0.0036 -0.0242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.41% 0.025 278.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.4215, 81.2728, 101.9796) |
| Luminance | 0.8127 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 1.75
Ghostwhite
#F8F8FF
ΔE00 5.64
Aliceblue
#F0F8FF
ΔE00 6.84
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 7.12
Whitesmoke
#F5F5F5
ΔE00 8.37
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 8.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5E8FA #FAF7E5
analogous
#E5F3FA #E5E8FA #EDE5FA
triadic
#E5E8FA #FAE5E8 #E8FAE5
tetradic
#E5E8FA #FAE5F3 #FAF7E5 #E5FAED
square
#E5E8FA #FAE5F3 #FAF7E5 #E5FAED
split-complementary
#E5E8FA #FAEDE5 #F3FAE5
monochromatic
#7E8DE6 #B2BBF0 #E5E8FA #E5E8FA #E5E8FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#E5E8FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.25
#E5E8FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5E8FA
17.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5E8FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5E8FA | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.25 | 17.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4EAFB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3E8F9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E1EBEE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5e8fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 232, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.4% 0.025 278.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edeffc',
500: '#e5e8fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5e8fa; $custom-light: #edeffc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5e8fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 232,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.429,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 93.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93405,
"c": 0.0245,
"h": 278.4
},
"luminance": 0.81273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5E8FA
secondary
#DFD6A4
accent
#B516D0
background
#FEFFFF
surface
#FDFEFF
border
#D5D6D7
text
#161617
muted
#848585