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Colour

#E6E6EC

  • #E6E6EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E6E6EC is a blue with RGB values 230, 230, 236 and HSL 240°, 14%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E6E6EC#E6E6EC
HEX#E6E6EC
RGBrgb(230, 230, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.902, 0.9255
RGB percentages90.2%, 90.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(240, 13.6%, 91.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 2.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK2.5%, 2.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,132,396
CSS custom property--colour: #E6E6EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.89:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#191913

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E7ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E6ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E5E7E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 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 text16.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.8White smoke · ΔE 6Ghost white · ΔE 6.3Alice blue · ΔE 6.4Lavender blush · ΔE 7.1Lavender · ΔE 7.3
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.82, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECECE6
Analogous#E6E9EC, #E9E6EC
Triadic#ECE6E6, #E6ECE6
Split complementary#ECE9E6, #E9ECE6
Tetradic#ECE6E9, #ECECE6, #E6ECE9

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%#C9C9D6
Darker −20%#ACACC0
Darker −30%#8F8FAA
Darker −40%#727294
More saturated +25%#E1E1F2
Less saturated −25%#E9E9E9

Channel breakdown

R230
G230
B236
Red230 (90.2%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)13.64%
Lightness91.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G E6 · B EC

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