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Recognised as Colour

#AE9FEF

  • #AE9FEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AE9FEF is a blue with RGB values 174, 159, 239 and HSL 251°, 71%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AE9FEF#AE9FEF
HEX#AE9FEF
RGBrgb(174, 159, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6235, 0.9373
RGB percentages68.2%, 62.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(251.3, 71.4%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 33.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK27.2%, 33.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,444,207
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#516010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AABF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA8EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A0ADBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Plum · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.9Steel blue · ΔE 32.1Thistle · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0EF9F
Analogous#9FB8EF, #D69FEF
Triadic#EFAE9F, #9FEFAE
Split complementary#EFD69F, #B8EF9F
Tetradic#EF9FB8, #E0EF9F, #9FEFD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F6FE
Lighter +10%#D3CBF6
Darker −10%#8973E8
Darker −20%#6448E0
Darker −30%#4423D2
Darker −40%#361CA6
More saturated +25%#A591FD
Less saturated −25%#B7ADE1

Channel breakdown

R174
G159
B239
Red174 (68.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue251.25°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 9F · B EF

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