Colour
#AEB8CF
- #AEB8CF
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#AEB8CF is a blue with RGB values 174, 184, 207 and HSL 222°, 26%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#AEB8CF#AEB8CF
HEX#AEB8CF
RGBrgb(174, 184, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7216, 0.8118
RGB percentages68.2%, 72.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(221.8, 25.6%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 15.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK15.9%, 11.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,450,575
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB8CF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#514730
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CFC5AE
Analogous#AEC8CF, #B5AECF
Triadic#CFAEB8, #B8CFAE
Split complementary#CFB5AE, #C8CFAE
Tetradic#CFAEC8, #CFC5AE, #AECFB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G184
B207
Red174 (68.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue221.82°
Saturation (HSL)25.58%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G B8 · B CF
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