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Colour

#AEAEEA

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

#AEAEEA is a blue with RGB values 174, 174, 234 and HSL 240°, 59%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AEAEEA#AEAEEA
HEX#AEAEEA
RGBrgb(174, 174, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6824, 0.9176
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(240, 58.8%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 25.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK25.6%, 25.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,448,042
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAEEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#515115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB1E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A0B9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Plum · ΔE 21.2Thistle · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 21.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAEAAE
Analogous#AECCEA, #CCAEEA
Triadic#EAAEAE, #AEEAAE
Split complementary#EACCAE, #CCEAAE
Tetradic#EAAECC, #EAEAAE, #AEEACC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7D7F5
Darker −10%#8585E0
Darker −20%#5D5DD5
Darker −30%#3535CB
Darker −40%#2A2AA2
More saturated +25%#A1A1F7
Less saturated −25%#BBBBDD

Channel breakdown

R174
G174
B234
Red174 (68.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G AE · B EA

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