Colour

#E2E2F2

#E2E2F2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#E2E2F2 is a blue with RGB values 226, 226, 242 and HSL 240°, 38%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E2E2F2#E2E2F2

HEX#E2E2F2

RGBrgb(226, 226, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8863, 0.949

RGB percentages88.6%, 88.6%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(240, 38.1%, 91.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 6.6%, 94.9%)

CMYK6.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,869,234

CSS custom property--colour: #E2E2F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness227.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.39:1

Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#1D1D0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFE4F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEE3F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DFE4E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 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 text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 2.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.7 Ghost white · ΔE 8.8 Alice blue · ΔE 8.8 Lavender blush · ΔE 9.7 Light grey · ΔE 10.1

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 2.55, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F2F2E2

Analogous#E2EAF2, #EAE2F2

Triadic#F2E2E2, #E2F2E2

Split complementary#F2EAE2, #EAF2E2

Tetradic#F2E2EA, #F2F2E2, #E2F2EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#BFBFE2

Darker −20%#9C9CD2

Darker −30%#7878C3

Darker −40%#5555B3

More saturated +25%#DDDDF7

Less saturated −25%#E7E7ED

Channel breakdown

R226

G226

B242

Red226 (88.6%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)38.1%

Lightness91.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E2 · G E2 · B F2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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