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Colour

#E0E3EA

  • #E0E3EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E0E3EA is a blue with RGB values 224, 227, 234 and HSL 222°, 19%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E0E3EA#E0E3EA
HEX#E0E3EA
RGBrgb(224, 227, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.8902, 0.9176
RGB percentages87.8%, 89%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(222, 19.2%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 4.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK4.3%, 3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,738,410
CSS custom property--colour: #E0E3EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.35:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#1F1C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E3EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0E3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#DEE4E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.5Light grey · ΔE 6.8Lavender · ΔE 7Alice blue · ΔE 7.2White smoke · ΔE 7.4Ghost white · ΔE 7.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.48, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE7E0
Analogous#E0E8EA, #E2E0EA
Triadic#EAE0E3, #E3EAE0
Split complementary#EAE2E0, #E8EAE0
Tetradic#EAE0E8, #EAE7E0, #E0EAE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFF
Darker −10%#C2C8D5
Darker −20%#A3ACC1
Darker −30%#8591AC
Darker −40%#677597
More saturated +25%#DAE0F1
Less saturated −25%#E5E5E5

Channel breakdown

R224
G227
B234
Red224 (87.8%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)19.23%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E0 · G E3 · B EA

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