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Recognised as Colour

#AEA6D4

  • #AEA6D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AEA6D4 is a blue with RGB values 174, 166, 212 and HSL 250°, 35%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AEA6D4#AEA6D4
HEX#AEA6D4
RGBrgb(174, 166, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.651, 0.8314
RGB percentages68.2%, 65.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(250.4, 34.8%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 21.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK17.9%, 21.7%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,972
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA6D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#51592B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CACD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CABD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A7ADB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.4Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3Plum · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Slate grey · ΔE 25.4Dark grey · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCD4A6
Analogous#A6B5D4, #C5A6D4
Triadic#D4AEA6, #A6D4AE
Split complementary#D4C5A6, #B5D4A6
Tetradic#D4A6B5, #CCD4A6, #A6D4C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEBF5
Lighter +10%#CDC8E5
Darker −10%#8F84C3
Darker −20%#6F61B3
Darker −30%#574998
Darker −40%#433975
More saturated +25%#A396E5
Less saturated −25%#B9B7C4

Channel breakdown

R174
G166
B212
Red174 (68.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue250.43°
Saturation (HSL)34.85%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A6 · B D4

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