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Colour

#A1AEE1

  • #A1AEE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A1AEE1 is a blue with RGB values 161, 174, 225 and HSL 228°, 52%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A1AEE1#A1AEE1
HEX#A1AEE1
RGBrgb(161, 174, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6824, 0.8824
RGB percentages63.1%, 68.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(227.8, 51.6%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.8, 28.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK28.4%, 22.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,596,065
CSS custom property--colour: #A1AEE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#5E511E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB3E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AADE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#90B8BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5Thistle · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Sky blue · ΔE 23.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D4A1
Analogous#A1CEE1, #B4A1E1
Triadic#E1A1AE, #AEE1A1
Split complementary#E1B4A1, #CEE1A1
Tetradic#E1A1CE, #E1D4A1, #A1E1B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF1FA
Lighter +10%#C8CFED
Darker −10%#7A8DD5
Darker −20%#546BC8
Darker −30%#3851B1
Darker −40%#2C3F8A
More saturated +25%#92A5F1
Less saturated −25%#B1B7D2

Channel breakdown

R161
G174
B225
Red161 (63.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue227.81°
Saturation (HSL)51.61%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G AE · B E1

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