Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e5e6ff, its pure hue is 237.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 94.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e5e6ff, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d1d20 to #c8c9df.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e5e6ff. In RGB, it consists of 89.8% Red, 90.2% Green, and 100.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 10.2% Cyan, 9.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 237.7°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 94.9%. The decimal value for #e5e6ff is 15066879, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ccffff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e5e6ff is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #e5e6ff
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e5e6ff, its pure hue is 237.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 94.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e5e6ff, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e8e9ff to #fcfcff.
Tones of #e5e6ff
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e5e6ff, its pure hue is 237.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e5e6ff, which range from #f2f2f2 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e5e6ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #e5e6ff
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e5e6ff! For #e5e6ff, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e5e6ff. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #e5e6ff
This color, #e5e6ff, consists of 89.8% Red, 90.2% Green, and 100.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 229, Green = 230, Blue = 255. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e5e6ff is 10.2% Cyan, 9.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
---|---|---|---|
Decimal | 229 | 230 | 255 |
Octal | 345 | 346 | 377 |
Hexa | #e5 | #e6 | #ff |
Binary | 11100101 | 11100110 | 11111111 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Decimal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Octal | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Hexa | #0a | #09 | #00 | #00 |
Binary | 00001010 | 00001001 | 00000000 | 00000000 |
Analogous Colors of #e5e6ff
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e5e6ff — which has hue 237.7° — its analogous colors are located at 207.7° and 267.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e5e6ff.
Triadic Colors of #e5e6ff
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e5e6ff — which has hue 237.7° — its triadic colors are located at 117.7° and 357.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e5e6ff.
Complementary Color of #e5e6ff
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e5e6ff — which has hue 237.7° — its complementary color is located at 57.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e5e6ff.
Split Complementary Colors of #e5e6ff
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e5e6ff — which has hue 237.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 27.7° and 237.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e5e6ff.
Tetradic Colors of #e5e6ff
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e5e6ff — which has hue 237.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 147.7°, 237.7°, 327.7°, and 57.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e5e6ff.
Monochromatic Colors of #e5e6ff
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e5e6ff, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #d8daff — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f2f3ff (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e5e6ff
We want to make getting started with #e5e6ff on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e5e6ff into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e5e6ff can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e5e6ff with other HTML elements.
#e5e6ff Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #e5e6ff;">The color of this text is #e5e6ff.</span>
#e5e6ff Background Color
<div style="background-color: #e5e6ff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e5e6ff.</div>
#e5e6ff Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e5e6ff;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e5e6ff.</span>
#e5e6ff Border Color
<div style="border: #e5e6ff 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e5e6ff.</div>
#e5e6ff Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e5e6ff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e5e6ff on a white background.</div></div>
#e5e6ff Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e5e6ff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e5e6ff on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #e5e6ff to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e5e6ff,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e5e6ff,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e5e6ff,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e5e6ff,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e5e6ff to white.</div>
Gradient from #e5e6ff to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e5e6ff,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e5e6ff,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e5e6ff,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e5e6ff,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e5e6ff to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #e5e6ff
In addition to using #e5e6ff on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e5e6ff in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e5e6ff, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 229, Green = 230, Blue = 255). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e5e6ff in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #e5e6ff |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(229, 230, 255) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #e5e6ff; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #e5e6ff; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #e5e6ff; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(229, 230, 255); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#e5e6ff") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:229, green:230, blue:255, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:229 green:230 blue:255 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(229f, 230f, 255f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(229, 230, 255); |
#e5e6ff Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #e5e6ff the same way. For those with color blindness, #e5e6ff might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e5e6ff looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e5e6ff is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e5e6ff looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e5e6ff will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #e5e6ff is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.