Colour

#EBEDF2

#EBEDF2
Blue
Light
Nearest: White smoke

#EBEDF2 is a blue with RGB values 235, 237, 242 and HSL 223°, 21%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#EBEDF2#EBEDF2

HEX#EBEDF2

RGBrgb(235, 237, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.9294, 0.949

RGB percentages92.2%, 92.9%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(222.9, 21.2%, 93.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 2.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK2.9%, 2.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,461,874

CSS custom property--colour: #EBEDF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness237 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.93:1

Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED

Inverted#14120D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECEDF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBEDF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#EAEEEFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 3.9 Alice blue · ΔE 4.1 Ghost white · ΔE 4.2 Snow · ΔE 6.1 Lavender blush · ΔE 6.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 6.5

Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 3.87, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F2F0EB

Analogous#EBF1F2, #ECEBF2

Triadic#F2EBED, #EDF2EB

Split complementary#F2ECEB, #F1F2EB

Tetradic#F2EBF1, #F2F0EB, #EBF2EC

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%#CCD1DE

Darker −20%#ADB5CA

Darker −30%#8E9AB6

Darker −40%#6F7EA2

More saturated +25%#E7EBF6

Less saturated −25%#EFEFEF

Channel breakdown

R235

G237

B242

Red235 (92.2%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)21.21%

Lightness93.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EB · G ED · B F2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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