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Recognised as Colour

#AEBBFA

  • #AEBBFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEBBFA is a blue with RGB values 174, 187, 250 and HSL 230°, 88%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AEBBFA#AEBBFA
HEX#AEBBFA
RGBrgb(174, 187, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7333, 0.9804
RGB percentages68.2%, 73.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(229.7, 88.4%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 30.4%, 98%)
CMYK30.4%, 25.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,451,386
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBBFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.29:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#514405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8C1FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3BBF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9AC7D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20.5Light skyblue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Thistle · ΔE 23.8Plum · ΔE 25.5Sky blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAEDAE
Analogous#AEE1FA, #C7AEFA
Triadic#FAAEBB, #BBFAAE
Split complementary#FAC7AE, #E1FAAE
Tetradic#FAAEE1, #FAEDAE, #AEFAC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEE3FD
Darker −10%#7E93F7
Darker −20%#4E6AF4
Darker −30%#1E42F1
Darker −40%#0D2ECF
More saturated +25%#A9B8FF
Less saturated −25%#B9C2EF

Channel breakdown

R174
G187
B250
Red174 (68.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue229.74°
Saturation (HSL)88.37%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G BB · B FA

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