#EDEFFE

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#edeffe is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(237, 239, 254), HSL(233°, 89%, 96%), CMYK(7%, 6%, 0%, 0%). Closest named color: aliceblue. Contrast is 1.14:1 on white and 18.38:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#edeffe
RGBrgb(237 239 254)
RGB (legacy)rgb(237, 239, 254)
RGB %rgb(93% 94% 100%)
HSLhsl(233 89% 96%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233, 7%, 100%)
HWBhwb(233 93% 0%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 0%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(94.62 1.37 -7.5)
LCHlch(94.62 7.62 280.34)
OKLaboklab(0.955 0.0035 -0.0199)
OKLCHoklch(0.955 0.0202 279.94)
Decimal15593470

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named coloraliceblue ΔE 2.4
Closest web-safe color#ffffff
Hue233°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)89% / 7%
Lightness (HSL)96%
Brightness or Value (HSV)100%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)94% / 94%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.8689
Red / Green / Blue237 / 239 / 254

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.14:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
18.38:1
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 0 / -97.9 · As background with white / black text: Lc -7.8 / 96.9

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: #edeffe;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(95.5% 0.0202 279.94);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(237 239 254 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#edeffe] text-[#edeffe] border-[#edeffe]">