#E4EBF3

Closest named color: Lavender (#E6E6FA). oklch(93.7% 0.013 251.6), rgb(228, 235, 243).

Black text reads best on this color (17.47:1).

About this color

#E4EBF3 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.013. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.47:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (94%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.013)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Lavender (#E6E6FA)
Black text	17.47:1
White text	1.20:1

Values

HEX	#E4EBF3
RGB	rgb(228, 235, 243)
HSL	hsl(212, 38%, 92%)
OKLCH	oklch(93.7% 0.013 251.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #E4EBF3	1.20:1	Fails	Lc -11.5	Not readable
Black text on #E4EBF3	17.47:1	AAA	Lc 93.7	Preferred for body text
#E4EBF3 text on white	1.20:1	Fails	Lc 9.9	Not readable
#E4EBF3 text on black	17.47:1	AAA	Lc -94.3	Preferred for body text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.

Step 50
50

#F4F5F7

oklch(97% 0.003 264.5)
Step 100
100 (this color)

#E4EBF3

oklch(93.7% 0.013 251.6)
Step 200
200

#D5DADF

oklch(88.6% 0.009 247.9)
Step 300
300

#B9C2CB

oklch(81% 0.016 248)
Step 400
400

#95A2B1

oklch(70.7% 0.026 252)
Step 500
500

#7B8B9E

oklch(63.1% 0.034 252.8)
Step 600
600

#637589

oklch(55.5% 0.038 251.2)
Step 700
700

#526274

oklch(49% 0.035 251.6)
Step 800
800

#44505F

oklch(42.7% 0.029 254.1)
Step 900
900

#39434D

oklch(37.8% 0.022 248.4)
Step 950
950

#21272D

oklch(26.9% 0.014 248.4)

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#E4EBF3 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#E8EBF3	0.005
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#E7E9F3	0.006
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#E1EDED	0.012
Achromatopsia (no color)	#EAEAEA	0.013

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #E4EBF3, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #E4EBF3 in your product

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