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Recognised as Colour

#AEAAF5

  • #AEAAF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AEAAF5 is a blue with RGB values 174, 170, 245 and HSL 243°, 79%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AEAAF5#AEAAF5
HEX#AEAAF5
RGBrgb(174, 170, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6667, 0.9608
RGB percentages68.2%, 66.7%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(243.2, 78.9%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 30.6%, 96.1%)
CMYK29%, 30.6%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,029
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAAF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#51550A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B4F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#93B0F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9DB7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Plum · ΔE 21Thistle · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 29.1Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4Steel blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1F5AA
Analogous#AACBF5, #D4AAF5
Triadic#F5AEAA, #AAF5AE
Split complementary#F5D4AA, #CBF5AA
Tetradic#F5AACB, #F1F5AA, #AAF5D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9D8FA
Darker −10%#837CF0
Darker −20%#574FEA
Darker −30%#2C21E5
Darker −40%#1F16BD
More saturated +25%#A5A0FF
Less saturated −25%#B9B6E9

Channel breakdown

R174
G170
B245
Red174 (68.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue243.2°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G AA · B F5

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