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Colour

#E3E6FC

  • #E3E6FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E3E6FC is a blue with RGB values 227, 230, 252 and HSL 233°, 81%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E3E6FC#E3E6FC
HEX#E3E6FC
RGBrgb(227, 230, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.902, 0.9882
RGB percentages89%, 90.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(232.8, 80.6%, 93.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 9.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK9.9%, 8.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,935,804
CSS custom property--colour: #E3E6FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.99:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#1C1903

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E8FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFE6FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DEEAEDno 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 text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 1.4Alice blue · ΔE 9.8Ghost white · ΔE 9.9Lavender blush · ΔE 11.6Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1White smoke · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 1.44, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCF9E3
Analogous#E3F3FC, #ECE3FC
Triadic#FCE3E6, #E6FCE3
Split complementary#FCECE3, #F3FCE3
Tetradic#FCE3F3, #FCF9E3, #E3FCEC

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%#B5BDF7
Darker −20%#8794F2
Darker −30%#596BED
Darker −40%#2B41E8
More saturated +25%#E0E4FF
Less saturated −25%#E7E9F8

Channel breakdown

R227
G230
B252
Red227 (89%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue232.8°
Saturation (HSL)80.65%
Lightness93.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G E6 · B FC

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