Colour

#EDF2FF

#EDF2FF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Alice blue

#EDF2FF is a blue with RGB values 237, 242, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 96%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Alice blue.

Colour values

#EDF2FF#EDF2FF

HEX#EDF2FF

RGBrgb(237, 242, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.949, 1

RGB percentages92.9%, 94.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(223.3, 100%, 96.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 7.1%, 100%)

CMYK7.1%, 5.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,594,239

CSS custom property--colour: #EDF2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.88729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness242 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.75:1

Contrast with white1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F2F2F2

Inverted#120D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EEF3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDF1FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E9F4F6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Alice blue · ΔE 3.7 Ghost white · ΔE 4.2 Lavender · ΔE 5.5 White smoke · ΔE 6.9 Lavender blush · ΔE 8.1 Snow · ΔE 8.1

Nearest named CSS colourAlice blue (#F0F8FF)ΔE 3.71, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFFAED

Analogous#EDFBFF, #F1EDFF

Triadic#FFEDF2, #F2FFED

Split complementary#FFF1ED, #FBFFED

Tetradic#FFEDFB, #FFFAED, #EDFFF1

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%#BACDFF

Darker −20%#87A8FF

Darker −30%#5483FF

Darker −40%#215FFF

More saturated +25%#EDF2FF

Less saturated −25%#EFF3FD

Channel breakdown

R237

G242

B255

Red237 (92.9%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue223.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness96.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR ED · G F2 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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