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Colour

#AEBFE1

  • #AEBFE1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEBFE1 is a blue with RGB values 174, 191, 225 and HSL 220°, 46%, 78%. 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

#AEBFE1#AEBFE1
HEX#AEBFE1
RGBrgb(174, 191, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.749, 0.8824
RGB percentages68.2%, 74.9%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(220, 45.9%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 22.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK22.7%, 15.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,452,385
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBFE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#51401E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4C1E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0BCE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A1C6CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.8Thistle · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 16.6Lavender · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.78, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D0AE
Analogous#AED9E1, #B7AEE1
Triadic#E1AEBF, #BFE1AE
Split complementary#E1B7AE, #D9E1AE
Tetradic#E1AED8, #E1D0AE, #AEE1B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FAFD
Lighter +10%#D3DCEF
Darker −10%#89A2D3
Darker −20%#6484C5
Darker −30%#4268B4
Darker −40%#35538E
More saturated +25%#A0BAEF
Less saturated −25%#BCC4D3

Channel breakdown

R174
G191
B225
Red174 (68.2%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G BF · B E1

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