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Recognised as Colour

#E2E4FA

  • #E2E4FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E2E4FA is a blue with RGB values 226, 228, 250 and HSL 235°, 71%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E2E4FA#E2E4FA
HEX#E2E4FA
RGBrgb(226, 228, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8941, 0.9804
RGB percentages88.6%, 89.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(235, 70.6%, 93.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235, 9.6%, 98%)
CMYK9.6%, 8.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,869,754
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E4FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.71:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#1D1B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE6FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE5F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#DDE8EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 1.5Alice blue · ΔE 10.2Ghost white · ΔE 10.3Lavender blush · ΔE 11.7Gainsboro · ΔE 11.9White smoke · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 1.47, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF8E2
Analogous#E2F0FA, #ECE2FA
Triadic#FAE2E4, #E4FAE2
Split complementary#FAECE2, #F0FAE2
Tetradic#FAE2F0, #FAF8E2, #E2FAEC

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%#B6BBF3
Darker −20%#8B93EB
Darker −30%#5F6AE4
Darker −40%#3442DC
More saturated +25%#DEE0FE
Less saturated −25%#E6E8F6

Channel breakdown

R226
G228
B250
Red226 (88.6%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue235°
Saturation (HSL)70.59%
Lightness93.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G E4 · B FA

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