Colour
#AEB5CA
- #AEB5CA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#AEB5CA is a blue with RGB values 174, 181, 202 and HSL 225°, 21%, 74%. 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
#AEB5CA#AEB5CA
HEX#AEB5CA
RGBrgb(174, 181, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7098, 0.7922
RGB percentages68.2%, 71%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(225, 20.9%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 13.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK13.9%, 10.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,449,802
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB5CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#514A35
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAC3AE
Analogous#AEC3CA, #B5AECA
Triadic#CAAEB5, #B5CAAE
Split complementary#CAB5AE, #C3CAAE
Tetradic#CAAEC3, #CAC3AE, #AECAB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G181
B202
Red174 (68.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)20.9%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G B5 · B CA
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