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Recognised as Colour

#EDEFF6

  • #EDEFF6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Ghost white

#EDEFF6 is a blue with RGB values 237, 239, 246 and HSL 227°, 33%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Ghost white.

Colour values

#EDEFF6#EDEFF6
HEX#EDEFF6
RGBrgb(237, 239, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9373, 0.9647
RGB percentages92.9%, 93.7%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(226.7, 33.3%, 94.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 3.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK3.7%, 2.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,593,462
CSS custom property--colour: #EDEFF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness239.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.28:1
Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF
Inverted#121009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDEFF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDEFF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#EBF0F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 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 text18.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Ghost white · ΔE 3.4Alice blue · ΔE 3.4White smoke · ΔE 4.2Snow · ΔE 6Lavender blush · ΔE 6.3White · ΔE 6.6
Nearest named CSS colourGhost white (#F8F8FF)ΔE 3.35, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6F4ED
Analogous#EDF3F6, #F0EDF6
Triadic#F6EDEF, #EFF6ED
Split complementary#F6F0ED, #F3F6ED
Tetradic#F6EDF3, #F6F4ED, #EDF6F0

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%#CBD1E5
Darker −20%#A9B3D4
Darker −30%#8794C3
Darker −40%#6576B2
More saturated +25%#EAEDF9
Less saturated −25%#F0F1F3

Channel breakdown

R237
G239
B246
Red237 (92.9%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness94.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G EF · B F6

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