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Recognised as Colour

#AEA4E8

  • #AEA4E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AEA4E8 is a blue with RGB values 174, 164, 232 and HSL 249°, 60%, 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

#AEA4E8#AEA4E8
HEX#AEA4E8
RGBrgb(174, 164, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6431, 0.9098
RGB percentages68.2%, 64.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(248.8, 59.6%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 29.3%, 91%)
CMYK25%, 29.3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,480
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA4E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#515B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93ADEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#93ABE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A1B0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Thistle · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEE8A4
Analogous#A4BCE8, #D0A4E8
Triadic#E8AEA4, #A4E8AE
Split complementary#E8D0A4, #BCE8A4
Tetradic#E8A4BC, #DEE8A4, #A4E8D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F5FD
Lighter +10%#D2CDF2
Darker −10%#8A7BDE
Darker −20%#6653D3
Darker −30%#4631C2
Darker −40%#382799
More saturated +25%#A496F6
Less saturated −25%#B8B2DA

Channel breakdown

R174
G164
B232
Red174 (68.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue248.82°
Saturation (HSL)59.65%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A4 · B E8

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