Colour

#EFECFC

#EFECFC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#EFECFC is a blue with RGB values 239, 236, 252 and HSL 251°, 73%, 96%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#EFECFC#EFECFC

HEX#EFECFC

RGBrgb(239, 236, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9255, 0.9882

RGB percentages93.7%, 92.5%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(251.2, 72.7%, 95.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 6.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK5.2%, 6.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,723,772

CSS custom property--colour: #EFECFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness238.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.07:1

Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE

Inverted#101303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9EEFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9EEFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#EDEEF1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.2 Ghost white · ΔE 6.1 Alice blue · ΔE 6.8 Lavender blush · ΔE 7.3 White smoke · ΔE 8.7 Snow · ΔE 9.4

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.21, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F9FCEC

Analogous#ECF1FC, #F7ECFC

Triadic#FCEFEC, #ECFCEF

Split complementary#FCF7EC, #F1FCEC

Tetradic#FCECF1, #F9FCEC, #ECFCF7

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%#CAC0F5

Darker −20%#A594EE

Darker −30%#8068E7

Darker −40%#5B3CE0

More saturated +25%#EDE9FF

Less saturated −25%#F1EFF9

Channel breakdown

R239

G236

B252

Red239 (93.7%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue251.25°

Saturation (HSL)72.73%

Lightness95.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EF · G EC · B FC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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