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Recognised as Colour

#AEACFF

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

#AEACFF is a blue with RGB values 174, 172, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AEACFF#AEACFF
HEX#AEACFF
RGBrgb(174, 172, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6745, 1
RGB percentages68.2%, 67.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(241.4, 100%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.4, 32.5%, 100%)
CMYK31.8%, 32.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,551
CSS custom property--colour: #AEACFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#515300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#91B2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9ABBCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Plum · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 32.4Thistle · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDFFAC
Analogous#ACD4FF, #D7ACFF
Triadic#FFAEAC, #ACFFAE
Split complementary#FFD8AC, #D3FFAC
Tetradic#FFACD4, #FDFFAC, #ACFFD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0DFFF
Darker −10%#7C79FF
Darker −20%#4A46FF
Darker −30%#1913FF
Darker −40%#0500DF
More saturated +25%#AEACFF
Less saturated −25%#B8B6F5

Channel breakdown

R174
G172
B255
Red174 (68.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue241.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G AC · B FF

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