Recognised as Colour
#AAAEC2
- #AAAEC2
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#AAAEC2 is a blue with RGB values 170, 174, 194 and HSL 230°, 16%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#AAAEC2#AAAEC2
HEX#AAAEC2
RGBrgb(170, 174, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6824, 0.7608
RGB percentages66.7%, 68.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(230, 16.4%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 12.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK12.4%, 10.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,185,858
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAEC2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#55513D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2BEAA
Analogous#AABAC2, #B2AAC2
Triadic#C2AAAE, #AEC2AA
Split complementary#C2B2AA, #BAC2AA
Tetradic#C2AABA, #C2BEAA, #AAC2B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G174
B194
Red170 (66.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)16.44%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G AE · B C2
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