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Colour

#E7ECEF

  • #E7ECEF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: White smoke

#E7ECEF is a blue with RGB values 231, 236, 239 and HSL 202°, 20%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#E7ECEF#E7ECEF
HEX#E7ECEF
RGBrgb(231, 236, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.9255, 0.9373
RGB percentages90.6%, 92.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(202.5, 20%, 92.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 3.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK3.3%, 1.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,199,471
CSS custom property--colour: #E7ECEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.64:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#181310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBECEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9EBEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E5EDEDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 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 text17.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 4.1Alice blue · ΔE 4.6Ghost white · ΔE 5.4Gainsboro · ΔE 5.8Snow · ΔE 6.7Azure · ΔE 6.9
Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 4.14, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFEAE7
Analogous#E7EFEE, #E7E8EF
Triadic#EFE7EC, #ECEFE7
Split complementary#EFE7E8, #EFEEE7
Tetradic#EEE7EF, #EFEAE7, #E8EFE7

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%#C8D4DB
Darker −20%#AABCC6
Darker −30%#8BA3B2
Darker −40%#6D8B9D
More saturated +25%#E2EDF4
Less saturated −25%#EBEBEB

Channel breakdown

R231
G236
B239
Red231 (90.6%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness92.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G EC · B EF

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