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Recognised as Colour

#AEA3D7

  • #AEA3D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AEA3D7 is a blue with RGB values 174, 163, 215 and HSL 253°, 39%, 74%. 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

#AEA3D7#AEA3D7
HEX#AEA3D7
RGBrgb(174, 163, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6392, 0.8431
RGB percentages68.2%, 63.9%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(252.7, 39.4%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 24.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK19.1%, 24.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,207
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA3D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#515C28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97AAD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A9D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A6ABB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 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 text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.6Thistle · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCD7A3
Analogous#A3B2D7, #C8A3D7
Triadic#D7AEA3, #A3D7AE
Split complementary#D7C8A3, #B2D7A3
Tetradic#D7A3B2, #CCD7A3, #A3D7C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEAF6
Lighter +10%#CDC7E6
Darker −10%#8F7FC8
Darker −20%#6F5CB8
Darker −30%#57449D
Darker −40%#433579
More saturated +25%#A493E8
Less saturated −25%#B8B3C7

Channel breakdown

R174
G163
B215
Red174 (68.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue252.69°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A3 · B D7

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