Colour
#AEB4C5
- #AEB4C5
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#AEB4C5 is a blue with RGB values 174, 180, 197 and HSL 224°, 17%, 73%. 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
#AEB4C5#AEB4C5
HEX#AEB4C5
RGBrgb(174, 180, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7059, 0.7725
RGB percentages68.2%, 70.6%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(224.3, 16.5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 11.7%, 77.3%)
CMYK11.7%, 8.6%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,449,541
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB4C5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#514B3A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5BFAE
Analogous#AEC0C5, #B3AEC5
Triadic#C5AEB4, #B4C5AE
Split complementary#C5B3AE, #C0C5AE
Tetradic#C5AEC0, #C5BFAE, #AEC5B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G180
B197
Red174 (68.2%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue224.35°
Saturation (HSL)16.55%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G B4 · B C5
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