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Colour

#AAAAEE

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

#AAAAEE is a blue with RGB values 170, 170, 238 and HSL 240°, 67%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AAAAEE#AAAAEE
HEX#AAAAEE
HEX (short)#AAE
RGBrgb(170, 170, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6667, 0.9333
RGB percentages66.7%, 66.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(240, 66.7%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 28.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK28.6%, 28.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,878
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAAEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#555511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B2F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#95AEECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9AB6C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 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 text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Plum · ΔE 21.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6Thistle · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEEEAA
Analogous#AACCEE, #CCAAEE
Triadic#EEAAAA, #AAEEAA
Split complementary#EECCAA, #CCEEAA
Tetradic#EEAACC, #EEEEAA, #AAEECC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D5D5F7
Darker −10%#7F7FE6
Darker −20%#5555DD
Darker −30%#2A2AD5
Darker −40%#2222AA
More saturated +25%#9D9DFB
Less saturated −25%#B7B7E1

Channel breakdown

R170
G170
B238
Red170 (66.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G AA · B EE

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