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Recognised as Colour

#AEB1EF

  • #AEB1EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEB1EF is a blue with RGB values 174, 177, 239 and HSL 237°, 67%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AEB1EF#AEB1EF
HEX#AEB1EF
RGBrgb(174, 177, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6941, 0.9373
RGB percentages68.2%, 69.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(237.2, 67%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.2, 27.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK27.2%, 25.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,448,815
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB1EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#514E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B8F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB4EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#9EBCC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 22.2Thistle · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 21.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFECAE
Analogous#AED1EF, #CCAEEF
Triadic#EFAEB1, #B1EFAE
Split complementary#EFCBAE, #D2EFAE
Tetradic#EFAED1, #EFECAE, #AEEFCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9DAF7
Darker −10%#8388E7
Darker −20%#595FDE
Darker −30%#2E36D6
Darker −40%#2229AF
More saturated +25%#A2A6FB
Less saturated −25%#BABCE3

Channel breakdown

R174
G177
B239
Red174 (68.2%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue237.23°
Saturation (HSL)67.01%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G B1 · B EF

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