#e6e4eb

Color #e6e4eb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-200 #e7e4e7 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e6e4eb

RGB

rgb(230, 228, 235)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 14.9%, 90.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 3%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(90.92, 1.93, -3.16)

LCH

lch(90.92, 3.7, 301.41)

OKLCH

oklch(92.2%, 0.0096, 299.23)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 89.4%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9ebe4

Analogous

#e4e6eb

#e6e4eb

#eae4eb

Triadic

#e6e4eb

#ebe6e4

#e4ebe6

Split-complementary

#e6e4eb

#ebeae4

#e6ebe4

Tetradic

#e6e4eb

#ebe4e9

#e9ebe4

#e4ebe6

Square

#e6e4eb

#ebe4e6

#e9ebe4

#e4ebea

Shades

Color #e6e4eb mixed toward black.

#bdb8ca

#948ba9

#6c6385

#484259

#24212c

Tints

Color #e6e4eb mixed toward white.

#eae9ee

#eeedf2

#f3f2f5

#f7f6f8

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e6e4eb mixed toward gray.

#e6e5ea

#e7e5ea

#e7e6e9

#e7e7e8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e5e9 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#e5e5e9 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#e6e8e8 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e6e4eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6e4eb]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#e6e4eb (#e6e4eb) is rgb(230, 228, 235) in RGB.

No, #e6e4eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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