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Recognised as Colour

#E5EBFA

  • #E5EBFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E5EBFA is a blue with RGB values 229, 235, 250 and HSL 223°, 68%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E5EBFA#E5EBFA
HEX#E5EBFA
RGBrgb(229, 235, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.9216, 0.9804
RGB percentages89.8%, 92.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(222.9, 67.7%, 93.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 8.4%, 98%)
CMYK8.4%, 6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,068,154
CSS custom property--colour: #E5EBFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.6:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#1A1405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7ECFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5EAFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E0EEF0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.6Alice blue · ΔE 6Ghost white · ΔE 6.6White smoke · ΔE 8.7Lavender blush · ΔE 9.4Gainsboro · ΔE 9.5
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.58, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF4E5
Analogous#E5F5FA, #EAE5FA
Triadic#FAE5EB, #EBFAE5
Split complementary#FAEAE5, #F5FAE5
Tetradic#FAE5F5, #FAF4E5, #E5FAEA

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%#BACAF2
Darker −20%#8FA9EA
Darker −30%#6588E1
Darker −40%#3A67D9
More saturated +25%#E1E9FE
Less saturated −25%#E9EDF6

Channel breakdown

R229
G235
B250
Red229 (89.8%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)67.74%
Lightness93.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G EB · B FA

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