Colour

#ECF0FE

#ECF0FE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Alice blue

#ECF0FE is a blue with RGB values 236, 240, 254 and HSL 227°, 90%, 96%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Alice blue.

Colour values

#ECF0FE#ECF0FE

HEX#ECF0FE

RGBrgb(236, 240, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9412, 0.9961

RGB percentages92.5%, 94.1%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(226.7, 90%, 96.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 7.1%, 99.6%)

CMYK7.1%, 5.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,528,190

CSS custom property--colour: #ECF0FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness240.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.46:1

Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0

Inverted#130F01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECF1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBF0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E8F2F4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Alice blue · ΔE 4.5 Lavender · ΔE 4.6 Ghost white · ΔE 4.8 White smoke · ΔE 7.5 Lavender blush · ΔE 8.1 Snow · ΔE 8.7

Nearest named CSS colourAlice blue (#F0F8FF)ΔE 4.54, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEFAEC

Analogous#ECF9FE, #F1ECFE

Triadic#FEECF0, #F0FEEC

Split complementary#FEF1EC, #F9FEEC

Tetradic#FEECF9, #FEFAEC, #ECFEF1

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%#BCCAFB

Darker −20%#8BA3F9

Darker −30%#5B7DF6

Darker −40%#2A57F4

More saturated +25%#EBEFFF

Less saturated −25%#EFF1FC

Channel breakdown

R236

G240

B254

Red236 (92.5%)

Green240 (94.1%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue226.67°

Saturation (HSL)90%

Lightness96.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EC · G F0 · B FE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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