#e4e4ec

Color #e4e4ec

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 5.14 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-200 #e4e4e7 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#e4e4ec

RGB

rgb(228, 228, 236)

HSL

hsl(240, 17.4%, 91%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 3.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 3.4%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(90.8, 1.45, -3.88)

LCH

lch(90.8, 4.14, 290.49)

OKLCH

oklch(92.1%, 0.0107, 286.24)

HWB

hwb(240, 89.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecece4

Analogous

#e4e8ec

#e4e4ec

#e8e4ec

Triadic

#e4e4ec

#ece4e4

#e4ece4

Split-complementary

#e4e4ec

#ece8e4

#e8ece4

Tetradic

#e4e4ec

#ece4ec

#ecece4

#e4ece4

Square

#e4e4ec

#ece4e8

#ecece4

#e4ece8

Shades

Color #e4e4ec mixed toward black.

#b7b7cc

#8989ac

#606088

#40405b

#20202d

Tints

Color #e4e4ec mixed toward white.

#e9e9ef

#ededf2

#f2f2f6

#f6f6f9

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e4e4ec mixed toward gray.

#e5e5eb

#e6e6ea

#e7e7e9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4ea · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#e4e4ea · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#e4e9e8 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e4e4ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e4e4ec]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#e4e4ec (#e4e4ec) is rgb(228, 228, 236) in RGB.

No, #e4e4ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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