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Recognised as Colour

#AEA3FF

  • #AEA3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AEA3FF is a blue with RGB values 174, 163, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AEA3FF#AEA3FF
HEX#AEA3FF
RGBrgb(174, 163, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6392, 1
RGB percentages68.2%, 63.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(247.2, 100%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.2, 36.1%, 100%)
CMYK31.8%, 36.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,247
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#515C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#87ACFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9AB4C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.3Plum · ΔE 23.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 31.4Slate blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FFA3
Analogous#A3C6FF, #DCA3FF
Triadic#FFAEA3, #A3FFAE
Split complementary#FFDCA3, #C6FFA3
Tetradic#FFA3C6, #F4FFA3, #A3FFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBD6FF
Darker −10%#8170FF
Darker −20%#543DFF
Darker −30%#270AFF
Darker −40%#1A00D6
More saturated +25%#AEA3FF
Less saturated −25%#B7AFF4

Channel breakdown

R174
G163
B255
Red174 (68.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue247.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A3 · B FF

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