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Colour

#AABAE0

  • #AABAE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AABAE0 is a blue with RGB values 170, 186, 224 and HSL 222°, 47%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AABAE0#AABAE0
HEX#AABAE0
RGBrgb(170, 186, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7294, 0.8784
RGB percentages66.7%, 72.9%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(222.2, 46.6%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 24.1%, 87.8%)
CMYK24.1%, 17%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,188,960
CSS custom property--colour: #AABAE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#55451F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEBDE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB8DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9CC1C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16.1Thistle · ΔE 16.3Sky blue · ΔE 18Light blue · ΔE 18.5Lavender · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0D0AA
Analogous#AAD5E0, #B5AAE0
Triadic#E0AABA, #BAE0AA
Split complementary#E0B5AA, #D5E0AA
Tetradic#E0AAD5, #E0D0AA, #AAE0B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F7FB
Lighter +10%#CFD8EE
Darker −10%#859CD2
Darker −20%#5F7DC5
Darker −30%#4062B1
Darker −40%#334D8B
More saturated +25%#9BB4EF
Less saturated −25%#B8C0D1

Channel breakdown

R170
G186
B224
Red170 (66.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue222.22°
Saturation (HSL)46.55%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G BA · B E0

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