#e5e4e9

Color #e5e4e9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-200 #e7e4e7 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e4e9

RGB

rgb(229, 228, 233)

HSL

hsl(252, 10.2%, 90.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 2.1%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 2.1%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(90.79, 1.24, -2.31)

LCH

lch(90.79, 2.62, 298.23)

OKLCH

oklch(92.1%, 0.0068, 295.43)

HWB

hwb(252, 89.4%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8e9e4

Analogous

#e4e6e9

#e5e4e9

#e8e4e9

Triadic

#e5e4e9

#e9e5e4

#e4e9e5

Split-complementary

#e5e4e9

#e9e8e4

#e6e9e4

Tetradic

#e5e4e9

#e9e4e8

#e8e9e4

#e4e9e5

Square

#e5e4e9

#e9e4e6

#e8e9e4

#e4e9e8

Shades

Color #e5e4e9 mixed toward black.

#bcbac7

#938fa4

#6c687f

#484555

#24232a

Tints

Color #e5e4e9 mixed toward white.

#e9e9ed

#eeedf0

#f2f2f4

#f6f6f8

#fbfbfb

Tones

Color #e5e4e9 mixed toward gray.

#e5e4e9

#e6e5e8

#e6e6e7

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

#e5e5e8 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#e5e5e8 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#e5e7e7 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e4e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e4e9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#e5e4e9 (#e5e4e9) is rgb(229, 228, 233) in RGB.

No, #e5e4e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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