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Recognised as Colour

#EBECF5

  • #EBECF5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Ghost white

#EBECF5 is a blue with RGB values 235, 236, 245 and HSL 234°, 33%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Ghost white.

Colour values

#EBECF5#EBECF5
HEX#EBECF5
RGBrgb(235, 236, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.9255, 0.9608
RGB percentages92.2%, 92.5%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(234, 33.3%, 94.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234, 4.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK4.1%, 3.7%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,461,621
CSS custom property--colour: #EBECF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.85:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#14130A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAEDF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAECF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E9EDEFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Ghost white · ΔE 4.3Alice blue · ΔE 4.5White smoke · ΔE 5.5Lavender · ΔE 6Lavender blush · ΔE 6.5Snow · ΔE 7.2
Nearest named CSS colourGhost white (#F8F8FF)ΔE 4.35, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5F4EB
Analogous#EBF1F5, #EFEBF5
Triadic#F5EBEC, #ECF5EB
Split complementary#F5EFEB, #F1F5EB
Tetradic#F5EBF1, #F5F4EB, #EBF5EF

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%#C9CCE4
Darker −20%#A7ABD3
Darker −30%#858BC2
Darker −40%#636BB1
More saturated +25%#E7E9F9
Less saturated −25%#EFEFF1

Channel breakdown

R235
G236
B245
Red235 (92.2%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue234°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness94.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EB · G EC · B F5

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