#E8E9F3
Closest named color: Lavender (#E6E6FA). oklch(93.6% 0.013 281.6), rgb(232, 233, 243).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (17.38:1).
About this color
#E8E9F3 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 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.38:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (94%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.013) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Lavender (#E6E6FA) |
| Black text | 17.38:1 |
| White text | 1.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E8E9F3 |
| RGB | rgb(232, 233, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 31%, 93%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.6% 0.013 281.6) |
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 #E8E9F3 | 1.20:1 | Fails | Lc -11.9 | Not readable |
| Black text on #E8E9F3 | 17.38:1 | AAA | Lc 93.3 | Preferred for body text |
| #E8E9F3 text on white | 1.20:1 | Fails | Lc 10.2 | Not readable |
| #E8E9F3 text on black | 17.38:1 | AAA | Lc -93.9 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 286.4)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#E8E9F3
oklch(93.6% 0.013 281.6)
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Step 200
200
#D8D8DF
oklch(88.4% 0.01 286.2)
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Step 300
300
#BEBFCC
oklch(80.8% 0.018 282.5)
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Step 400
400
#9D9FB2
oklch(70.7% 0.028 280.9)
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Step 500
500
#85879F
oklch(63% 0.036 281.5)
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Step 600
600
#6F718A
oklch(55.6% 0.039 281.5)
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Step 700
700
#5D5F75
oklch(49.2% 0.035 280.9)
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Step 800
800
#4C4D5F
oklch(42.6% 0.03 282.6)
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Step 900
900
#3F404E
oklch(37.6% 0.024 282)
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Step 950
950
#25262E
oklch(27.1% 0.015 279.7)
#E8E9F3 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) | #E7EAF4 | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #E6E9F3 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #E6EBEC | 0.013 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #EAEAEA | 0.014 |
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 #E8E9F3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender #E6E6FA ΔE 0.015
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.025
- Platinum #E0E1DD ΔE 0.034
- Misty Rose #FFE4E1 ΔE 0.036
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.037
- Lavender Blush #FFF0F5 ΔE 0.037
- Linen #FAF0E6 ΔE 0.038
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.040
Use #E8E9F3 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.