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Colour

#E2E0EA

  • #E2E0EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2E0EA is a blue with RGB values 226, 224, 234 and HSL 252°, 19%, 90%. 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

#E2E0EA#E2E0EA
HEX#E2E0EA
RGBrgb(226, 224, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8784, 0.9176
RGB percentages88.6%, 87.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(252, 19.2%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 4.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK3.4%, 4.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,868,714
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E0EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.08:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#1D1F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE1EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E1E1E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.6Lavender · ΔE 5.6Light grey · ΔE 7.3Lavender blush · ΔE 8.4Ghost white · ΔE 8.4Alice blue · ΔE 8.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8EAE0
Analogous#E0E3EA, #E7E0EA
Triadic#EAE2E0, #E0EAE2
Split complementary#EAE7E0, #E3EAE0
Tetradic#EAE0E3, #E8EAE0, #E0EAE7

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%#C6C2D5
Darker −20%#A9A3C1
Darker −30%#8D85AC
Darker −40%#706797
More saturated +25%#DEDAF1
Less saturated −25%#E5E5E5

Channel breakdown

R226
G224
B234
Red226 (88.6%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)19.23%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G E0 · B EA

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