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Recognised as Colour

#E1E1E7

  • #E1E1E7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E1E1E7 is a blue with RGB values 225, 225, 231 and HSL 240°, 11%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E1E1E7#E1E1E7
HEX#E1E1E7
RGBrgb(225, 225, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8824, 0.9059
RGB percentages88.2%, 88.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(240, 11.1%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 2.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK2.6%, 2.6%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,803,431
CSS custom property--colour: #E1E1E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.13:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#1E1E18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E2E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0E1E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E0E2E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.7Light grey · ΔE 6White smoke · ΔE 7.5Lavender · ΔE 7.5Alice blue · ΔE 8Ghost white · ΔE 8.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.66, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7E7E1
Analogous#E1E4E7, #E4E1E7
Triadic#E7E1E1, #E1E7E1
Split complementary#E7E4E1, #E4E7E1
Tetradic#E7E1E4, #E7E7E1, #E1E7E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFDFE
Darker −10%#C5C5D0
Darker −20%#A8A8BA
Darker −30%#8C8CA3
Darker −40%#70708C
More saturated +25%#DADAEE
Less saturated −25%#E4E4E4

Channel breakdown

R225
G225
B231
Red225 (88.2%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G E1 · B E7

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