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Colour

#AEB4C3

  • #AEB4C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEB4C3 is a blue with RGB values 174, 180, 195 and HSL 223°, 15%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AEB4C3#AEB4C3
HEX#AEB4C3
RGBrgb(174, 180, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7059, 0.7647
RGB percentages68.2%, 70.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(222.9, 14.9%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 10.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK10.8%, 7.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,449,539
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB4C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#514B3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B5C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB3C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A9B7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.9Dark grey · ΔE 9.3Silver · ΔE 9.5Light grey · ΔE 14Thistle · ΔE 14.1Light blue · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3BDAE
Analogous#AEBFC3, #B2AEC3
Triadic#C3AEB4, #B4C3AE
Split complementary#C3B2AE, #BFC3AE
Tetradic#C3AEBF, #C3BDAE, #AEC3B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9EAEE
Lighter +10%#CBCFD9
Darker −10%#9199AD
Darker −20%#737E98
Darker −30%#5C657C
Darker −40%#464D5F
More saturated +25%#9CACD5
Less saturated −25%#B8B8B8

Channel breakdown

R174
G180
B195
Red174 (68.2%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)14.89%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G B4 · B C3

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