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Recognised as Colour

#AEBCE2

  • #AEBCE2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEBCE2 is a blue with RGB values 174, 188, 226 and HSL 224°, 47%, 78%. 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

#AEBCE2#AEBCE2
HEX#AEBCE2
RGBrgb(174, 188, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7373, 0.8863
RGB percentages68.2%, 73.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(223.8, 47.3%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 23%, 88.6%)
CMYK23%, 16.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,451,618
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBCE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#51431D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BFE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBAE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A1C3C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Thistle · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Light blue · ΔE 18.4Lavender · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2D4AE
Analogous#AED6E2, #BAAEE2
Triadic#E2AEBC, #BCE2AE
Split complementary#E2BAAE, #D6E2AE
Tetradic#E2AED6, #E2D4AE, #AEE2BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFD
Lighter +10%#D4DBEF
Darker −10%#889DD5
Darker −20%#637EC7
Darker −30%#4161B6
Darker −40%#344D90
More saturated +25%#A0B6F0
Less saturated −25%#BCC2D4

Channel breakdown

R174
G188
B226
Red174 (68.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue223.85°
Saturation (HSL)47.27%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G BC · B E2

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