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Colour

#E4E2ED

  • #E4E2ED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E4E2ED is a blue with RGB values 228, 226, 237 and HSL 251°, 23%, 91%. 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

#E4E2ED#E4E2ED
HEX#E4E2ED
RGBrgb(228, 226, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8863, 0.9294
RGB percentages89.4%, 88.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(250.9, 23.4%, 90.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 4.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK3.8%, 4.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,000,301
CSS custom property--colour: #E4E2ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77001WCAG 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 16.4:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#1B1D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E3EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0E3EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E2E4E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 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 text16.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.9Gainsboro · ΔE 6.3Ghost white · ΔE 7.8Lavender blush · ΔE 8Alice blue · ΔE 8Light grey · ΔE 8.2
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.91, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBEDE2
Analogous#E2E5ED, #EAE2ED
Triadic#EDE4E2, #E2EDE4
Split complementary#EDEAE2, #E5EDE2
Tetradic#EDE2E5, #EBEDE2, #E2EDEA

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%#C7C3D9
Darker −20%#A9A3C6
Darker −30%#8C84B2
Darker −40%#6F649F
More saturated +25%#E0DCF3
Less saturated −25%#E8E8E8

Channel breakdown

R228
G226
B237
Red228 (89.4%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue250.91°
Saturation (HSL)23.4%
Lightness90.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G E2 · B ED

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