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Recognised as Colour

#F0F0F8

  • #F0F0F8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Ghost white

#F0F0F8 is a blue with RGB values 240, 240, 248 and HSL 240°, 36%, 96%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Ghost white.

Colour values

#F0F0F8#F0F0F8
HEX#F0F0F8
RGBrgb(240, 240, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.9412, 0.9725
RGB percentages94.1%, 94.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(240, 36.4%, 95.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 3.2%, 97.3%)
CMYK3.2%, 3.2%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,790,328
CSS custom property--colour: #F0F0F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness240.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.52:1
Contrast with white1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F1F1F1
Inverted#0F0F07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEF1F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEF0F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EFF1F2no 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 text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Ghost white · ΔE 2.8Alice blue · ΔE 3.6White smoke · ΔE 4.4Lavender blush · ΔE 5.6Snow · ΔE 5.7White · ΔE 6.5
Nearest named CSS colourGhost white (#F8F8FF)ΔE 2.81, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8F8F0
Analogous#F0F4F8, #F4F0F8
Triadic#F8F0F0, #F0F8F0
Split complementary#F8F4F0, #F4F8F0
Tetradic#F8F0F4, #F8F8F0, #F0F8F4

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%#CDCDE8
Darker −20%#AAAAD8
Darker −30%#8888C7
Darker −40%#6565B7
More saturated +25%#EDEDFB
Less saturated −25%#F3F3F5

Channel breakdown

R240
G240
B248
Red240 (94.1%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)36.36%
Lightness95.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F0 · G F0 · B F8

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