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Recognised as Colour

#AEA5CA

  • #AEA5CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AEA5CA is a blue with RGB values 174, 165, 202 and HSL 255°, 26%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AEA5CA#AEA5CA
HEX#AEA5CA
RGBrgb(174, 165, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6471, 0.7922
RGB percentages68.2%, 64.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(254.6, 25.9%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 18.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK13.9%, 18.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,706
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA5CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#515A35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DAACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FAAC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A9AAB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 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 text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Dark grey · ΔE 20.6Silver · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1CAA5
Analogous#A5AFCA, #C0A5CA
Triadic#CAAEA5, #A5CAAE
Split complementary#CAC0A5, #AFCAA5
Tetradic#CAA5AF, #C1CAA5, #A5CAC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E5F0
Lighter +10%#CBC5DD
Darker −10%#9185B7
Darker −20%#7465A4
Darker −30%#5D4F87
Darker −40%#473C67
More saturated +25%#A593DC
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B8

Channel breakdown

R174
G165
B202
Red174 (68.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue254.59°
Saturation (HSL)25.87%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A5 · B CA

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