#E4E8EA

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#e4e8ea is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(228, 232, 234), HSL(200°, 12%, 91%), CMYK(3%, 1%, 0%, 8%). Closest named color: lavender. Contrast is 1.23:1 on white and 17.03:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#e4e8ea
RGBrgb(228 232 234)
RGB (legacy)rgb(228, 232, 234)
RGB %rgb(89% 91% 92%)
HSLhsl(200 12% 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 3%, 92%)
HWBhwb(200 89% 8%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 8%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(91.73 -1.12 -1.47)
LCHlch(91.73 1.84 232.76)
OKLaboklab(0.9285 -0.0034 -0.0038)
OKLCHoklch(0.9285 0.0051 228.82)
Decimal15001834

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named colorlavender ΔE 2.5
Closest web-safe color#ccffff
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)12% / 3%
Lightness (HSL)91%
Brightness or Value (HSV)92%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)91% / 91%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.8015
Red / Green / Blue228 / 232 / 234

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.23:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
17.03:1
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 11.5 / -92.5 · As background with white / black text: Lc -13.4 / 92

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: #e4e8ea;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(92.85% 0.0051 228.82);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(228 232 234 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#e4e8ea] text-[#e4e8ea] border-[#e4e8ea]">