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Colour

#AEA6DD

  • #AEA6DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AEA6DD is a blue with RGB values 174, 166, 221 and HSL 249°, 45%, 76%. 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

#AEA6DD#AEA6DD
HEX#AEA6DD
RGBrgb(174, 166, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.651, 0.8667
RGB percentages68.2%, 65.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(248.7, 44.7%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 24.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK21.3%, 24.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,981
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA6DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#515922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99ADDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#99ABDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A4AFB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 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 text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.1Thistle · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.3Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5DDA6
Analogous#A6B9DD, #CAA6DD
Triadic#DDAEA6, #A6DDAE
Split complementary#DDCAA6, #BADDA6
Tetradic#DDA6BA, #D5DDA6, #A6DDCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F0F9
Lighter +10%#D0CBEB
Darker −10%#8C81CF
Darker −20%#6B5CC1
Darker −30%#5041A9
Darker −40%#3E3384
More saturated +25%#A397EC
Less saturated −25%#B9B5CE

Channel breakdown

R174
G166
B221
Red174 (68.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue248.73°
Saturation (HSL)44.72%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A6 · B DD

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