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Recognised as Colour

#E7EBF2

  • #E7EBF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Alice blue

#E7EBF2 is a blue with RGB values 231, 235, 242 and HSL 218°, 30%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Alice blue.

Colour values

#E7EBF2#E7EBF2
HEX#E7EBF2
RGBrgb(231, 235, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.9216, 0.949
RGB percentages90.6%, 92.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(218.2, 29.7%, 92.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 4.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK4.5%, 2.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,199,218
CSS custom property--colour: #E7EBF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.56:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#18140D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9EBF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8EAF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E5ECEDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Alice blue · ΔE 4.5Ghost white · ΔE 5White smoke · ΔE 5.3Gainsboro · ΔE 6.4Lavender · ΔE 7Snow · ΔE 7.4
Nearest named CSS colourAlice blue (#F0F8FF)ΔE 4.46, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2EEE7
Analogous#E7F1F2, #E9E7F2
Triadic#F2E7EB, #EBF2E7
Split complementary#F2E9E7, #F1F2E7
Tetradic#F2E7F1, #F2EEE7, #E7F2E9

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%#C6CFE0
Darker −20%#A5B4CE
Darker −30%#8498BC
Darker −40%#637DAA
More saturated +25%#E2EAF7
Less saturated −25%#ECECED

Channel breakdown

R231
G235
B242
Red231 (90.6%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)29.73%
Lightness92.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G EB · B F2

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