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Recognised as Colour

#ECEAF5

  • #ECEAF5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#ECEAF5 is a blue with RGB values 236, 234, 245 and HSL 251°, 35%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#ECEAF5#ECEAF5
HEX#ECEAF5
RGBrgb(236, 234, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9176, 0.9608
RGB percentages92.5%, 91.8%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(250.9, 35.5%, 93.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 4.5%, 96.1%)
CMYK3.7%, 4.5%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,526,645
CSS custom property--colour: #ECEAF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.65:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#13150A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8EBF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8EBF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EAECEDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 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 text17.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.9Ghost white · ΔE 5.1Alice blue · ΔE 5.7Lavender blush · ΔE 6.3White smoke · ΔE 6.7Gainsboro · ΔE 7.9
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.89, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3F5EA
Analogous#EAEDF5, #F2EAF5
Triadic#F5ECEA, #EAF5EC
Split complementary#F5F2EA, #EDF5EA
Tetradic#F5EAED, #F3F5EA, #EAF5F2

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%#CDC7E5
Darker −20%#ADA5D4
Darker −30%#8E82C4
Darker −40%#6F60B3
More saturated +25%#EAE6F9
Less saturated −25%#EEEEF1

Channel breakdown

R236
G234
B245
Red236 (92.5%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue250.91°
Saturation (HSL)35.48%
Lightness93.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G EA · B F5

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