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Recognised as Colour

#E2E2E7

  • #E2E2E7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2E2E7 is a blue with RGB values 226, 226, 231 and HSL 240°, 9%, 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

#E2E2E7#E2E2E7
HEX#E2E2E7
RGBrgb(226, 226, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8863, 0.9059
RGB percentages88.6%, 88.6%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(240, 9.4%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 2.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK2.2%, 2.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,869,223
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E2E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.27:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#1D1D18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E3E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E2E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E1E3E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.4Light grey · ΔE 6White smoke · ΔE 7Alice blue · ΔE 7.7Ghost white · ΔE 7.8Lavender · ΔE 8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.44, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7E7E2
Analogous#E2E4E7, #E4E2E7
Triadic#E7E2E2, #E2E7E2
Split complementary#E7E4E2, #E4E7E2
Tetradic#E7E2E4, #E7E7E2, #E2E7E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFE
Darker −10%#C6C6D0
Darker −20%#AAAAB9
Darker −30%#8E8EA2
Darker −40%#73738A
More saturated +25%#DBDBEE
Less saturated −25%#E4E4E4

Channel breakdown

R226
G226
B231
Red226 (88.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)9.43%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G E2 · B E7

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