Colour

#E2E5EC

#E2E5EC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2E5EC is a blue with RGB values 226, 229, 236 and HSL 222°, 21%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E2E5EC#E2E5EC

HEX#E2E5EC

RGBrgb(226, 229, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.898, 0.9255

RGB percentages88.6%, 89.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(222, 20.8%, 90.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 4.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK4.2%, 3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,869,996

CSS custom property--colour: #E2E5EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.65:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#1D1A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3E5ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2E5ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#E0E6E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 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 text16.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.9 Alice blue · ΔE 6.5 White smoke · ΔE 6.8 Lavender · ΔE 6.9 Ghost white · ΔE 6.9 Light grey · ΔE 7.4

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.9, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECE9E2

Analogous#E2EAEC, #E4E2EC

Triadic#ECE2E5, #E5ECE2

Split complementary#ECE4E2, #EAECE2

Tetradic#ECE2EA, #ECE9E2, #E2ECE4

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%#C3C9D8

Darker −20%#A4AEC4

Darker −30%#8692AF

Darker −40%#67779B

More saturated +25%#DCE3F2

Less saturated −25%#E7E7E7

Channel breakdown

R226

G229

B236

Red226 (88.6%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)20.83%

Lightness90.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E2 · G E5 · B EC

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Colour values

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