#e4e6ec

Color #e4e6ec

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.75 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#e4e6ec

RGB

rgb(228, 230, 236)

HSL

hsl(225, 17.4%, 91%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 3.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 2.5%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(91.3, 0.42, -3.14)

LCH

lch(91.3, 3.17, 277.62)

OKLCH

oklch(92.5%, 0.0084, 271.36)

HWB

hwb(225, 89.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eceae4

Analogous

#e4eaec

#e4e6ec

#e6e4ec

Triadic

#e4e6ec

#ece4e6

#e6ece4

Split-complementary

#e4e6ec

#ece6e4

#eaece4

Tetradic

#e4e6ec

#eae4ec

#eceae4

#e6ece4

Square

#e4e6ec

#ece4ea

#eceae4

#e4ece6

Shades

Color #e4e6ec mixed toward black.

#b7bccc

#8992ac

#606a88

#40475b

#20232d

Tints

Color #e4e6ec mixed toward white.

#e9eaef

#edeef2

#f2f3f6

#f6f7f9

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e4e6ec mixed toward gray.

#e5e6eb

#e5e7eb

#e6e7ea

#e7e7e9

#e7e8e9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e5eb · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#e5e5ea · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#e4e9e9 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#e6e6e6 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e4e6ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e4e6ec]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#e4e6ec (#e4e6ec) is rgb(228, 230, 236) in RGB.

No, #e4e6ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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