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Recognised as Colour

#AEB4E5

  • #AEB4E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEB4E5 is a blue with RGB values 174, 180, 229 and HSL 233°, 51%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AEB4E5#AEB4E5
HEX#AEB4E5
RGBrgb(174, 180, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7059, 0.898
RGB percentages68.2%, 70.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(233.5, 51.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 24%, 89.8%)
CMYK24%, 21.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,449,573
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB4E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#514B1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B9E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B5E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A1BDC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.5Thistle · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Lavender · ΔE 23.8Sky blue · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5DFAE
Analogous#AED0E5, #C4AEE5
Triadic#E5AEB4, #B4E5AE
Split complementary#E5C4AE, #D0E5AE
Tetradic#E5AED0, #E5DFAE, #AEE5C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFBFE
Lighter +10%#D5D8F1
Darker −10%#8790D9
Darker −20%#616DCC
Darker −30%#3D4BBD
Darker −40%#303C97
More saturated +25%#A1AAF2
Less saturated −25%#BBBED8

Channel breakdown

R174
G180
B229
Red174 (68.2%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue233.45°
Saturation (HSL)51.4%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G B4 · B E5

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