#E4E5EA

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#e4e5ea is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(228, 229, 234), HSL(230°, 12%, 91%), CMYK(3%, 2%, 0%, 8%). Closest named color: lavender. Contrast is 1.26:1 on white and 16.69:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#e4e5ea
RGBrgb(228 229 234)
RGB (legacy)rgb(228, 229, 234)
RGB %rgb(89% 90% 92%)
HSLhsl(230 12% 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 3%, 92%)
HWBhwb(230 89% 8%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 8%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(90.97 0.33 -2.56)
LCHlch(90.97 2.59 277.27)
OKLaboklab(0.9226 0.0009 -0.0068)
OKLCHoklch(0.9226 0.0068 277.16)
Decimal15001066

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named colorlavender ΔE 2.2
Closest web-safe color#ccccff
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)12% / 3%
Lightness (HSL)91%
Brightness or Value (HSV)92%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)90% / 90%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.7847
Red / Green / Blue228 / 229 / 234

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.26:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
16.69:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 12.8 / -91.1 · As background with white / black text: Lc -14.8 / 90.8

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #e4e5ea;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(92.26% 0.0068 277.16);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(228 229 234 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#e4e5ea] text-[#e4e5ea] border-[#e4e5ea]">