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#EBEDF9 Color

#EBEDF9 is rgb(235, 237, 249) in RGB, hsl(231, 54%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cloud (#EFF1FE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBEDF9
HEX#EBEDF9
RGBrgb(235, 237, 249)
HSLhsl(231, 54%, 95%)
HSVhsv(231, 6%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.8% 0.016 278.5)
LABlab(93.86% 0.95 -6.06)
LCHlch(93.86% 6.13 278.90)

What #EBEDF9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EBEDF9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#EBEDF9 Channel Values

How #EBEDF9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 235 · G 237 · B 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 54% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 6% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 18.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBEDF9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBEDF9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBEDF9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #EBEDF9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #EBEDF9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EBEDF9
Protanopia#EDEDF9
Protanomaly#ECEDF9
Deuteranopia#ECECF9
Deuteranomaly#ECEDF9
Tritanopia#E9EFEF
Tritanomaly#EAEEF3
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

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Using #EBEDF9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ebedf9: #EBEDF9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBEDF9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebedf9': '#EBEDF9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.929, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_ebedf9">#EBEDF9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBEDF9"

More Blue Colors

#EBEDF9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBEDF9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBEDF9?

#EBEDF9 is a lightest blue — rgb(235, 237, 249) in RGB and hsl(231, 54%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cloud (#EFF1FE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.5.

What is the RGB value of #EBEDF9?

#EBEDF9 is rgb(235, 237, 249) — red 235, green 237, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBEDF9?

#EBEDF9 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBEDF9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBEDF9 scores 1.17:1 against white and 18.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBEDF9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBEDF9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is aliceblue (#F0F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 4.59, which is very hard to tell apart.

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