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Recognised as Colour

#EBE8F0

  • #EBE8F0
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Ghost white

#EBE8F0 is a violet with RGB values 235, 232, 240 and HSL 262°, 21%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Ghost white.

Colour values

#EBE8F0#EBE8F0
HEX#EBE8F0
RGBrgb(235, 232, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.9098, 0.9412
RGB percentages92.2%, 91%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(262.5, 21.1%, 92.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 3.3%, 94.1%)
CMYK2.1%, 3.3%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,460,592
CSS custom property--colour: #EBE8F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.33:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#14170F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E9F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7E9F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EAE9EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 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 text17.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Ghost white · ΔE 5.5Lavender blush · ΔE 5.8White smoke · ΔE 5.9Alice blue · ΔE 6.1Lavender · ΔE 6.3Gainsboro · ΔE 6.3
Nearest named CSS colourGhost white (#F8F8FF)ΔE 5.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDF0E8
Analogous#E8E9F0, #EFE8F0
Triadic#F0EBE8, #E8F0EB
Split complementary#F0EFE8, #E9F0E8
Tetradic#F0E8E9, #EDF0E8, #E8F0EF

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%#D0C9DC
Darker −20%#B5AAC8
Darker −30%#9A8BB4
Darker −40%#806D9F
More saturated +25%#EAE3F5
Less saturated −25%#ECECEC

Channel breakdown

R235
G232
B240
Red235 (92.2%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)21.05%
Lightness92.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EB · G E8 · B F0

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