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Colour

#A4AEEC

  • #A4AEEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A4AEEC is a blue with RGB values 164, 174, 236 and HSL 232°, 65%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A4AEEC#A4AEEC
HEX#A4AEEC
RGBrgb(164, 174, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6824, 0.9255
RGB percentages64.3%, 68.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(231.7, 65.5%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 30.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK30.5%, 26.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,792,684
CSS custom property--colour: #A4AEEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#5B5113

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB4EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#97AFEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#91BAC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Thistle · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE2A4
Analogous#A4D2EC, #BEA4EC
Triadic#ECA4AE, #AEECA4
Split complementary#ECBEA4, #D2ECA4
Tetradic#ECA4D2, #ECE2A4, #A4ECBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F9FE
Lighter +10%#CED4F5
Darker −10%#7A88E3
Darker −20%#5063DA
Darker −30%#2B41CC
Darker −40%#2234A2
More saturated +25%#96A4FA
Less saturated −25%#B2B8DE

Channel breakdown

R164
G174
B236
Red164 (64.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue231.67°
Saturation (HSL)65.45%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G AE · B EC

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