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Recognised as Colour

#AEBAE7

  • #AEBAE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEBAE7 is a blue with RGB values 174, 186, 231 and HSL 227°, 54%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AEBAE7#AEBAE7
HEX#AEBAE7
RGBrgb(174, 186, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7294, 0.9059
RGB percentages68.2%, 72.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(227.4, 54.3%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 24.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK24.7%, 19.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,451,111
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBAE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#514518

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADBEE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B9E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A0C2C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Thistle · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.8Lavender · ΔE 21.3Light blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7DBAE
Analogous#AED7E7, #BEAEE7
Triadic#E7AEBA, #BAE7AE
Split complementary#E7BFAE, #D7E7AE
Tetradic#E7AED7, #E7DBAE, #AEE7BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFE
Lighter +10%#D5DCF3
Darker −10%#8798DB
Darker −20%#5F77D0
Darker −30%#3A56C2
Darker −40%#2E459B
More saturated +25%#A1B2F4
Less saturated −25%#BBC2DA

Channel breakdown

R174
G186
B231
Red174 (68.2%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue227.37°
Saturation (HSL)54.29%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G BA · B E7

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