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Recognised as Colour

#AEA6FE

  • #AEA6FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AEA6FE is a blue with RGB values 174, 166, 254 and HSL 245°, 98%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AEA6FE#AEA6FE
HEX#AEA6FE
RGBrgb(174, 166, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.651, 0.9961
RGB percentages68.2%, 65.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(245.5, 97.8%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 34.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK31.5%, 34.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,446,014
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA6FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#515901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BAEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9AB6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Plum · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1Royal blue · ΔE 33.2Slate blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6FEA6
Analogous#A6CAFE, #DAA6FE
Triadic#FEAEA6, #A6FEAE
Split complementary#FEDAA6, #CAFEA6
Tetradic#FEA6CA, #F6FEA6, #A6FEDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCD8FF
Darker −10%#8074FD
Darker −20%#5241FD
Darker −30%#240FFC
Darker −40%#1602D6
More saturated +25%#ADA5FF
Less saturated −25%#B7B1F3

Channel breakdown

R174
G166
B254
Red174 (68.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue245.45°
Saturation (HSL)97.78%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A6 · B FE

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