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Recognised as Colour

#AEA0EC

  • #AEA0EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AEA0EC is a blue with RGB values 174, 160, 236 and HSL 251°, 67%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AEA0EC#AEA0EC
HEX#AEA0EC
RGBrgb(174, 160, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6275, 0.9255
RGB percentages68.2%, 62.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(251.1, 66.7%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 32.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK26.3%, 32.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,444,460
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA0EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40196WCAG 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 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#515F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CABEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA9EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A1ADBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Thistle · ΔE 30.1Steel blue · ΔE 30.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEECA0
Analogous#A0B8EC, #D4A0EC
Triadic#ECAEA0, #A0ECAE
Split complementary#ECD4A0, #B8ECA0
Tetradic#ECA0B8, #DEECA0, #A0ECD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F5FD
Lighter +10%#D2CBF5
Darker −10%#8A76E4
Darker −20%#664BDB
Darker −30%#4628CB
Darker −40%#3820A0
More saturated +25%#A592FA
Less saturated −25%#B7AEDE

Channel breakdown

R174
G160
B236
Red174 (68.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue251.05°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A0 · B EC

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