#e5e8ef

Color #e5e8ef

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Alice Blue #f0f8ff · ΔE 5.5 Nearest Tailwind class slate-200 #e2e8f0 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e8ef

RGB

rgb(229, 232, 239)

HSL

hsl(222, 23.8%, 91.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 4.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 2.9%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(91.95, 0.28, -3.74)

LCH

lch(91.95, 3.75, 274.28)

OKLCH

oklch(93.1%, 0.01, 267.14)

HWB

hwb(222, 89.8%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efece5

Analogous

#e5edef

#e5e8ef

#e7e5ef

Triadic

#e5e8ef

#efe5e8

#e8efe5

Split-complementary

#e5e8ef

#efe7e5

#edefe5

Tetradic

#e5e8ef

#ece5ef

#efece5

#e8efe5

Square

#e5e8ef

#efe5ed

#efece5

#e5efe7

Shades

Color #e5e8ef mixed toward black.

#b5bdd1

#8593b4

#596a91

#3b4761

#1e2330

Tints

Color #e5e8ef mixed toward white.

#e9ecf2

#eef0f4

#f2f4f7

#f6f7fa

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e5e8ef mixed toward gray.

#e6e8ee

#e7e9ed

#e8e9ed

#e8e9ec

#e9eaeb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6ed · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#e6e6ed · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#e5ecec · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 3.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e8ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e8ef]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#e5e8ef (#e5e8ef) is rgb(229, 232, 239) in RGB.

No, #e5e8ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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