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Recognised as Colour

#AAE8F2

  • #AAE8F2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#AAE8F2 is a cyan with RGB values 170, 232, 242 and HSL 188°, 73%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#AAE8F2#AAE8F2
HEX#AAE8F2
RGBrgb(170, 232, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.9098, 0.949
RGB percentages66.7%, 91%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(188.3, 73.5%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.3, 29.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK29.8%, 4.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,200,754
CSS custom property--colour: #AAE8F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.53:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#55170D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE3F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D9F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#91EDEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.6Light blue · ΔE 7.7Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Light cyan · ΔE 14.3Azure · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.89, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2B4AA
Analogous#AAF2D8, #AAC4F2
Triadic#F2AAE8, #E8F2AA
Split complementary#F2AAC4, #F2D8AA
Tetradic#D8AAF2, #F2B4AA, #C4F2AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6F4F9
Darker −10%#7EDCEB
Darker −20%#52D0E4
Darker −30%#25C4DE
Darker −40%#1C9FB4
More saturated +25%#9EF1FE
Less saturated −25%#B6DFE6

Channel breakdown

R170
G232
B242
Red170 (66.7%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue188.33°
Saturation (HSL)73.47%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G E8 · B F2

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