#E8EAEC

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#e8eaec is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(232, 234, 236), HSL(210°, 10%, 92%), CMYK(2%, 1%, 0%, 7%). Closest named color: lavender. Contrast is 1.21:1 on white and 17.41:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#e8eaec
RGBrgb(232 234 236)
RGB (legacy)rgb(232, 234, 236)
RGB %rgb(91% 92% 93%)
HSLhsl(210 10% 92%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 2%, 93%)
HWBhwb(210 91% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 7%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(92.59 -0.42 -1.22)
LCHlch(92.59 1.29 250.8)
OKLaboklab(0.9361 -0.0013 -0.0032)
OKLCHoklch(0.9361 0.0035 247.86)
Decimal15264492

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named colorlavender ΔE 2.5
Closest web-safe color#ffffff
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)10% / 2%
Lightness (HSL)92%
Brightness or Value (HSV)93%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)92% / 92%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.8206
Red / Green / Blue232 / 234 / 236

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.21:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
17.41:1
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 10.1 / -94 · As background with white / black text: Lc -11.8 / 93.4

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: #e8eaec;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(93.61% 0.0035 247.86);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(232 234 236 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#e8eaec] text-[#e8eaec] border-[#e8eaec]">