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Recognised as Colour

#AEA4D5

  • #AEA4D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AEA4D5 is a blue with RGB values 174, 164, 213 and HSL 252°, 37%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AEA4D5#AEA4D5
HEX#AEA4D5
RGBrgb(174, 164, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6431, 0.8353
RGB percentages68.2%, 64.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(252.2, 36.8%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 23%, 83.5%)
CMYK18.3%, 23%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,461
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA4D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#515B2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99ABD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AAAD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A7ACB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 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 text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.7Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1Plum · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBD5A4
Analogous#A4B3D5, #C6A4D5
Triadic#D5AEA4, #A4D5AE
Split complementary#D5C7A4, #B3D5A4
Tetradic#D5A4B3, #CBD5A4, #A4D5C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEAF5
Lighter +10%#CDC7E5
Darker −10%#8F81C5
Darker −20%#705EB5
Darker −30%#584799
Darker −40%#443776
More saturated +25%#A493E6
Less saturated −25%#B8B5C4

Channel breakdown

R174
G164
B213
Red174 (68.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue252.24°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A4 · B D5

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