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Recognised as Colour

#AEB2EF

  • #AEB2EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEB2EF is a blue with RGB values 174, 178, 239 and HSL 236°, 67%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AEB2EF#AEB2EF
HEX#AEB2EF
RGBrgb(174, 178, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.698, 0.9373
RGB percentages68.2%, 69.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(236.3, 67%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 27.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK27.2%, 25.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,449,071
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB2EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#514D10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B9F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB4EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9EBDC7no 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 text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Thistle · ΔE 22.4Plum · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4Steel blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFEBAE
Analogous#AED2EF, #CBAEEF
Triadic#EFAEB2, #B2EFAE
Split complementary#EFCBAE, #D3EFAE
Tetradic#EFAED2, #EFEBAE, #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%#838AE7
Darker −20%#5961DE
Darker −30%#2E39D6
Darker −40%#222BAF
More saturated +25%#A2A7FB
Less saturated −25%#BABDE3

Channel breakdown

R174
G178
B239
Red174 (68.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue236.31°
Saturation (HSL)67.01%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G B2 · B EF

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