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Colour

#AEADC6

  • #AEADC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEADC6 is a blue with RGB values 174, 173, 198 and HSL 242°, 18%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AEADC6#AEADC6
HEX#AEADC6
RGBrgb(174, 173, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6784, 0.7765
RGB percentages68.2%, 67.8%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(242.4, 18%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 12.6%, 77.6%)
CMYK12.1%, 12.6%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,750
CSS custom property--colour: #AEADC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#515239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B0C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7AFC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A9B1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9Thistle · ΔE 12.1Dark grey · ΔE 13.8Silver · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light grey · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5C6AD
Analogous#ADB9C6, #BBADC6
Triadic#C6AEAD, #ADC6AE
Split complementary#C6BBAD, #B9C6AD
Tetradic#C6ADB9, #C5C6AD, #ADC6BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E9F0
Lighter +10%#CCCBDB
Darker −10%#908FB1
Darker −20%#73719C
Darker −30%#5B5981
Darker −40%#464463
More saturated +25%#9E9CD7
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R174
G173
B198
Red174 (68.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue242.4°
Saturation (HSL)17.99%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G AD · B C6

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