Recognised as Colour
#AEAFCC
- #AEAFCC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#AEAFCC is a blue with RGB values 174, 175, 204 and HSL 238°, 23%, 74%. 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
#AEAFCC#AEAFCC
HEX#AEAFCC
RGBrgb(174, 175, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6863, 0.8
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(238, 22.7%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 14.7%, 80%)
CMYK14.7%, 14.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,448,268
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAFCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#515033
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCCBAE
Analogous#AEBECC, #BCAECC
Triadic#CCAEAF, #AFCCAE
Split complementary#CCBCAE, #BECCAE
Tetradic#CCAEBE, #CCCBAE, #AECCBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G175
B204
Red174 (68.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue238°
Saturation (HSL)22.73%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G AF · B CC
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