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Colour

#AEAED8

  • #AEAED8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEAED8 is a blue with RGB values 174, 174, 216 and HSL 240°, 35%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AEAED8#AEAED8
HEX#AEAED8
RGBrgb(174, 174, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6824, 0.8471
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(240, 35%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 19.4%, 84.7%)
CMYK19.4%, 19.4%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,448,024
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAED8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#515127

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B3DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B0D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A5B5BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 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 text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Thistle · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2Dark grey · ΔE 23.1Lavender · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8D8AE
Analogous#AEC3D8, #C3AED8
Triadic#D8AEAE, #AED8AE
Split complementary#D8C3AE, #C3D8AE
Tetradic#D8AEC3, #D8D8AE, #AED8C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F3F9
Lighter +10%#D0D0E9
Darker −10%#8C8CC7
Darker −20%#6969B7
Darker −30%#4D4DA0
Darker −40%#3C3C7E
More saturated +25%#9F9FE7
Less saturated −25%#BDBDC9

Channel breakdown

R174
G174
B216
Red174 (68.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)35%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G AE · B D8

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