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Colour

#E5ECFA

  • #E5ECFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E5ECFA is a blue with RGB values 229, 236, 250 and HSL 220°, 68%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E5ECFA#E5ECFA
HEX#E5ECFA
RGBrgb(229, 236, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.9255, 0.9804
RGB percentages89.8%, 92.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(220, 67.7%, 93.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 8.4%, 98%)
CMYK8.4%, 5.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,068,410
CSS custom property--colour: #E5ECFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.71:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#1A1305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8EDFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6EBFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E0EFF0no 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 text17.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.3Alice blue · ΔE 5.4Ghost white · ΔE 6.2White smoke · ΔE 8.2Gainsboro · ΔE 9.3Lavender blush · ΔE 9.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.26, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF3E5
Analogous#E5F7FA, #E9E5FA
Triadic#FAE5EC, #ECFAE5
Split complementary#FAE9E5, #F7FAE5
Tetradic#FAE5F6, #FAF3E5, #E5FAE9

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%#BACDF2
Darker −20%#8FADEA
Darker −30%#658EE1
Darker −40%#3A6FD9
More saturated +25%#E1EBFE
Less saturated −25%#E9EDF6

Channel breakdown

R229
G236
B250
Red229 (89.8%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)67.74%
Lightness93.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G EC · B FA

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