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Recognised as Colour

#AEA2EB

  • #AEA2EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AEA2EB is a blue with RGB values 174, 162, 235 and HSL 250°, 65%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AEA2EB#AEA2EB
HEX#AEA2EB
RGBrgb(174, 162, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6353, 0.9216
RGB percentages68.2%, 63.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(249.9, 64.6%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 31.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK26%, 31.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,444,971
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA2EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#515D14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FACEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#90AAE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A1AEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Thistle · ΔE 28.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.8Light steelblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFEBA2
Analogous#A2BAEB, #D3A2EB
Triadic#EBAEA2, #A2EBAE
Split complementary#EBD3A2, #BAEBA2
Tetradic#EBA2BA, #DFEBA2, #A2EBD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F6FD
Lighter +10%#D3CCF4
Darker −10%#8978E2
Darker −20%#654ED9
Darker −30%#452BC9
Darker −40%#37229F
More saturated +25%#A594F9
Less saturated −25%#B7B0DD

Channel breakdown

R174
G162
B235
Red174 (68.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue249.86°
Saturation (HSL)64.6%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A2 · B EB

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