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Colour

#E8E9EC

  • #E8E9EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: White smoke

#E8E9EC is a blue with RGB values 232, 233, 236 and HSL 225°, 10%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#E8E9EC#E8E9EC
HEX#E8E9EC
RGBrgb(232, 233, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.9137, 0.9255
RGB percentages91%, 91.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(225, 9.5%, 91.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 1.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK1.7%, 1.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,264,236
CSS custom property--colour: #E8E9EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.3:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#171613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E9ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E9ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#E7EAEAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 4.5Gainsboro · ΔE 4.9Alice blue · ΔE 5.7Ghost white · ΔE 5.8Snow · ΔE 6.8Lavender blush · ΔE 6.9
Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 4.48, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECEBE8
Analogous#E8EBEC, #E9E8EC
Triadic#ECE8E9, #E9ECE8
Split complementary#ECE9E8, #EBECE8
Tetradic#ECE8EB, #ECEBE8, #E8ECE9

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%#CCCED5
Darker −20%#B0B4BE
Darker −30%#9499A7
Darker −40%#787E90
More saturated +25%#E3E6F1
Less saturated −25%#EAEAEA

Channel breakdown

R232
G233
B236
Red232 (91%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)9.52%
Lightness91.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E8 · G E9 · B EC

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