Colour

#EDEFF4

#EDEFF4
Blue
Light
Nearest: White smoke

#EDEFF4 is a blue with RGB values 237, 239, 244 and HSL 223°, 24%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#EDEFF4#EDEFF4

HEX#EDEFF4

RGBrgb(237, 239, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9373, 0.9569

RGB percentages92.9%, 93.7%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(222.9, 24.1%, 94.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 2.9%, 95.7%)

CMYK2.9%, 2%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,593,460

CSS custom property--colour: #EDEFF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness239 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.25:1

Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF

Inverted#12100B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EEEFF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDEFF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#ECF0F1no 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 text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 3.4 Ghost white · ΔE 3.6 Alice blue · ΔE 3.6 Snow · ΔE 5.5 White · ΔE 6.2 Lavender blush · ΔE 6.2

Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 3.39, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F4F2ED

Analogous#EDF3F4, #EFEDF4

Triadic#F4EDEF, #EFF4ED

Split complementary#F4EFED, #F3F4ED

Tetradic#F4EDF3, #F4F2ED, #EDF4EF

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%#CDD3E1

Darker −20%#AEB7CD

Darker −30%#8E9BBA

Darker −40%#6E7EA7

More saturated +25%#E9EDF8

Less saturated −25%#F1F1F1

Channel breakdown

R237

G239

B244

Red237 (92.9%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)24.14%

Lightness94.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR ED · G EF · B F4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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