Colour

#E4E5EA

#E4E5EA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E4E5EA is a blue with RGB values 228, 229, 234 and HSL 230°, 12%, 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

#E4E5EA#E4E5EA

HEX#E4E5EA

RGBrgb(228, 229, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.898, 0.9176

RGB percentages89.4%, 89.8%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(230, 12.5%, 90.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230, 2.6%, 91.8%)

CMYK2.6%, 2.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,001,066

CSS custom property--colour: #E4E5EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.69:1

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

Contrast with black16.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#1B1A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4E5EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3E5EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E3E6E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 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 text16.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.2 White smoke · ΔE 6.1 Alice blue · ΔE 6.7 Ghost white · ΔE 6.8 Light grey · ΔE 6.9 Lavender blush · ΔE 7.6

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.15, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAE9E4

Analogous#E4E8EA, #E6E4EA

Triadic#EAE4E5, #E5EAE4

Split complementary#EAE6E4, #E8EAE4

Tetradic#EAE4E8, #EAE9E4, #E4EAE6

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%#C7C9D4

Darker −20%#ABAEBD

Darker −30%#8E92A7

Darker −40%#717791

More saturated +25%#DEE1F0

Less saturated −25%#E7E7E7

Channel breakdown

R228

G229

B234

Red228 (89.4%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue230°

Saturation (HSL)12.5%

Lightness90.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E4 · G E5 · B EA

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Colour values

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