#e3e5ed

Color #e3e5ed

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 5.3 Nearest Tailwind class slate-200 #e2e8f0 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#e3e5ed

RGB

rgb(227, 229, 237)

HSL

hsl(228, 21.7%, 91%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 4.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 3.4%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(91, 0.79, -4.12)

LCH

lch(91, 4.2, 280.85)

OKLCH

oklch(92.3%, 0.011, 274.68)

HWB

hwb(228, 89%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edebe3

Analogous

#e3eaed

#e3e5ed

#e6e3ed

Triadic

#e3e5ed

#ede3e5

#e5ede3

Split-complementary

#e3e5ed

#ede6e3

#eaede3

Tetradic

#e3e5ed

#ebe3ed

#edebe3

#e5ede3

Square

#e3e5ed

#ede3ea

#edebe3

#e3ede6

Shades

Color #e3e5ed mixed toward black.

#b4b9cf

#858eb0

#5b658d

#3d435e

#1e222f

Tints

Color #e3e5ed mixed toward white.

#e8e9f0

#eceef3

#f1f2f6

#f6f6f9

#fafbfc

Tones

Color #e3e5ed mixed toward gray.

#e4e6ec

#e5e6eb

#e6e7eb

#e6e7ea

#e7e8e9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4eb · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#e4e4eb · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#e3eae9 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e3e5ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e3e5ed]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#e3e5ed (#e3e5ed) is rgb(227, 229, 237) in RGB.

No, #e3e5ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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