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Recognised as Colour

#AEBAF0

  • #AEBAF0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEBAF0 is a blue with RGB values 174, 186, 240 and HSL 229°, 69%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AEBAF0#AEBAF0
HEX#AEBAF0
RGBrgb(174, 186, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7294, 0.9412
RGB percentages68.2%, 72.9%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(229.1, 68.7%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 27.5%, 94.1%)
CMYK27.5%, 22.5%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,451,120
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBAF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#51450F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AABFF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6BAEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9DC4CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Thistle · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 23.7Lavender · ΔE 24.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0E4AE
Analogous#AEDBF0, #C3AEF0
Triadic#F0AEBA, #BAF0AE
Split complementary#F0C3AE, #DBF0AE
Tetradic#F0AEDB, #F0E4AE, #AEF0C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9DFF8
Darker −10%#8395E8
Darker −20%#5871E0
Darker −30%#2D4CD8
Darker −40%#213BB1
More saturated +25%#A2B2FC
Less saturated −25%#BAC2E4

Channel breakdown

R174
G186
B240
Red174 (68.2%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G BA · B F0

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