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Recognised as Colour

#AEBBD2

  • #AEBBD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEBBD2 is a blue with RGB values 174, 187, 210 and HSL 218°, 29%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AEBBD2#AEBBD2
HEX#AEBBD2
RGBrgb(174, 187, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7333, 0.8235
RGB percentages68.2%, 73.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(218.3, 28.6%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 17.1%, 82.4%)
CMYK17.1%, 11%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,451,346
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBBD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#51442D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4BCD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B9D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A5C0C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.9Silver · ΔE 13.2Light blue · ΔE 14Thistle · ΔE 14.2Dark grey · ΔE 14.5Light grey · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.92, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2C5AE
Analogous#AECDD2, #B3AED2
Triadic#D2AEBB, #BBD2AE
Split complementary#D2B3AE, #CDD2AE
Tetradic#D2AECD, #D2C5AE, #AED2B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F2F6
Lighter +10%#CFD7E4
Darker −10%#8D9FC0
Darker −20%#6C84AE
Darker −30%#536A94
Darker −40%#405374
More saturated +25%#9EB7E2
Less saturated −25%#BEBFC2

Channel breakdown

R174
G187
B210
Red174 (68.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue218.33°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G BB · B D2

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