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Recognised as Colour

#E2E4FF

  • #E2E4FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E2E4FF is a blue with RGB values 226, 228, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E2E4FF#E2E4FF
HEX#E2E4FF
RGBrgb(226, 228, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8941, 1
RGB percentages88.6%, 89.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(235.9, 100%, 94.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 11.4%, 100%)
CMYK11.4%, 10.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,869,759
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.78:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#1D1B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCE5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DCE8EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.7Alice blue · ΔE 12.3Ghost white · ΔE 12.3Lavender blush · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.74, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFDE2
Analogous#E2F3FF, #EEE2FF
Triadic#FFE2E4, #E4FFE2
Split complementary#FFEEE2, #F3FFE2
Tetradic#FFE2F3, #FFFDE2, #E2FFEE

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%#AFB5FF
Darker −20%#7C85FF
Darker −30%#4956FF
Darker −40%#1626FF
More saturated +25%#E2E4FF
Less saturated −25%#E6E7FB

Channel breakdown

R226
G228
B255
Red226 (88.6%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue235.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness94.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G E4 · B FF

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