Colour

#EFEDF6

#EFEDF6
Blue
Light
Nearest: Ghost white

#EFEDF6 is a blue with RGB values 239, 237, 246 and HSL 253°, 33%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Ghost white.

Colour values

#EFEDF6#EFEDF6

HEX#EFEDF6

RGBrgb(239, 237, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9294, 0.9647

RGB percentages93.7%, 92.9%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(253.3, 33.3%, 94.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 3.7%, 96.5%)

CMYK2.8%, 3.7%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,724,022

CSS custom property--colour: #EFEDF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness238.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.11:1

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

Contrast with black18.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE

Inverted#101209

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBEEF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECEEF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EEEEF0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 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 text18.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Ghost white · ΔE 3.8 Alice blue · ΔE 4.7 White smoke · ΔE 5.3 Lavender blush · ΔE 5.4 Lavender · ΔE 6.2 Snow · ΔE 6.5

Nearest named CSS colourGhost white (#F8F8FF)ΔE 3.85, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F4F6ED

Analogous#EDF0F6, #F3EDF6

Triadic#F6EFED, #EDF6EF

Split complementary#F6F3ED, #F0F6ED

Tetradic#F6EDF0, #F4F6ED, #EDF6F3

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%#D1CBE5

Darker −20%#B3A9D4

Darker −30%#9487C3

Darker −40%#7665B2

More saturated +25%#EDEAF9

Less saturated −25%#F1F0F3

Channel breakdown

R239

G237

B246

Red239 (93.7%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue253.33°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness94.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EF · G ED · B F6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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