#e1e5ea

Color #e1e5ea

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.2 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e1e5ea

RGB

rgb(225, 229, 234)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 17.6%, 90%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 3.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 2.1%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(90.77, -0.42, -2.9)

LCH

lch(90.77, 2.93, 261.76)

OKLCH

oklch(92%, 0.008, 254.05)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 88.2%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eae6e1

Analogous

#e1e9ea

#e1e5ea

#e2e1ea

Triadic

#e1e5ea

#eae1e5

#e5eae1

Split-complementary

#e1e5ea

#eae2e1

#e9eae1

Tetradic

#e1e5ea

#e6e1ea

#eae6e1

#e5eae1

Square

#e1e5ea

#eae1e9

#eae6e1

#e1eae2

Shades

Color #e1e5ea mixed toward black.

#b4beca

#8797ab

#5f7187

#3f4b5a

#20262d

Tints

Color #e1e5ea mixed toward white.

#e6e9ed

#ebeef1

#f0f2f4

#f5f6f8

#fafbfb

Tones

Color #e1e5ea mixed toward gray.

#e2e5e9

#e3e5e8

#e4e5e7

#e5e5e6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e3e3e9 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#e3e2e9 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#e1e8e8 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 2.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e1e5ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e1e5ea]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#e1e5ea (#e1e5ea) is rgb(225, 229, 234) in RGB.

No, #e1e5ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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