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Recognised as Colour

#AEA3ED

  • #AEA3ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AEA3ED is a blue with RGB values 174, 163, 237 and HSL 249°, 67%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AEA3ED#AEA3ED
HEX#AEA3ED
RGBrgb(174, 163, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6392, 0.9294
RGB percentages68.2%, 63.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(248.9, 67.3%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 31.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK26.6%, 31.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,229
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA3ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#515C12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FADF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#90ABEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A0B0BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Thistle · ΔE 28.9Steel blue · ΔE 30Light steelblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2EDA3
Analogous#A3BDED, #D3A3ED
Triadic#EDAEA3, #A3EDAE
Split complementary#EDD3A3, #BDEDA3
Tetradic#EDA3BD, #E2EDA3, #A3EDD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F8FE
Lighter +10%#D4CEF5
Darker −10%#8878E5
Darker −20%#634EDC
Darker −30%#4128CF
Darker −40%#3420A4
More saturated +25%#A495FB
Less saturated −25%#B8B1DF

Channel breakdown

R174
G163
B237
Red174 (68.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue248.92°
Saturation (HSL)67.27%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A3 · B ED

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