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Colour

#AEBEC6

  • #AEBEC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#AEBEC6 is a blue with RGB values 174, 190, 198 and HSL 200°, 17%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#AEBEC6#AEBEC6
HEX#AEBEC6
RGBrgb(174, 190, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7451, 0.7765
RGB percentages68.2%, 74.5%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(200, 17.4%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 12.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK12.1%, 4%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,452,102
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBEC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 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#514139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BABDC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BAC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A8C0C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 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

Silver · ΔE 7.2Dark grey · ΔE 9.8Light steelblue · ΔE 10Light grey · ΔE 11.1Light blue · ΔE 11.9Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6B6AE
Analogous#AEC6C2, #AEB2C6
Triadic#C6AEBE, #BEC6AE
Split complementary#C6AEB2, #C6C2AE
Tetradic#C2AEC6, #C6B6AE, #B2C6AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEEF0
Lighter +10%#CCD6DB
Darker −10%#90A6B1
Darker −20%#728E9C
Darker −30%#5A7481
Darker −40%#455963
More saturated +25%#9DC4D7
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R174
G190
B198
Red174 (68.2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)17.39%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G BE · B C6

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