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#E3ECFF closest to Cotton Boll

#E3ECFF is a very light white; the closest named color is Cotton Boll. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.0% red, 92.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(227, 236, 255)). Its HSL value is 221° hue, 100% saturation and 95% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #E3ECFF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.71:1.

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Variations of #E3ECFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E3ECFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E3ECFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E3ECFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4EAFF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6EDFF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5EDFF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4EAFF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4EBFF
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DDF0F2
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1EDF9
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E9ECF1

#E3ECFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#E3ECFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.71:1 Super#E3ECFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E3ECFF in CSS

/* Cotton Boll */
.color { color: #E3ECFF; }
.background { background-color: #E3ECFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E3ECFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(227 236 255);
color: hsl(221 100% 95%);
color: oklch(0.942 0.027 265.5);

#E3ECFF FAQ

What color is #E3ECFF?

#E3ECFF is a very light white. Its closest named color is Cotton Boll. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #E3ECFF?

#E3ECFF is rgb(227, 236, 255) in RGB, hsl(221, 100%, 95%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E3ECFF?

The complementary color of #E3ECFF is #FFF6E3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E3ECFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #E3ECFF: 17.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E3ECFF a warm or cool color?

#E3ECFF is a neutral color.