E5E5FA

#E5E5FA closest to Holographic Lavender

#E5E5FA is a very light gray; the closest named color is Holographic Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 89.8% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(229, 229, 250)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 68% saturation and 94% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #E5E5FA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.92:1.

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Variations of #E5E5FA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#E5E5FA 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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#E5E5FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E5E5FA 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 #E0E6F9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0E7FB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2E7FB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0E6F9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2E6FA
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E1E8EC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E4E6F4
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E6E6EC

#E5E5FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.24:1 Very poor#E5E5FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.92:1 Super#E5E5FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E5E5FA in CSS

/* Holographic Lavender */
.color { color: #E5E5FA; }
.background { background-color: #E5E5FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E5E5FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(229 229 250);
color: hsl(240 68% 94%);
color: oklch(0.928 0.028 285.8);

#E5E5FA FAQ

What color is #E5E5FA?

#E5E5FA is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #E5E5FA?

#E5E5FA is rgb(229, 229, 250) in RGB, hsl(240, 68%, 94%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E5E5FA?

The complementary color of #E5E5FA is #FAFAE5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E5E5FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #E5E5FA: 16.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E5E5FA a warm or cool color?

#E5E5FA is a neutral color.