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Colour

#AEBFE5

  • #AEBFE5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEBFE5 is a blue with RGB values 174, 191, 229 and HSL 221°, 51%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AEBFE5#AEBFE5
HEX#AEBFE5
RGBrgb(174, 191, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.749, 0.898
RGB percentages68.2%, 74.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(221.5, 51.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 24%, 89.8%)
CMYK24%, 16.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,452,389
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBFE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#51401A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C1E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEBDE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A0C6CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Thistle · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 17.3Light blue · ΔE 17.5Lavender · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5D4AE
Analogous#AEDBE5, #B9AEE5
Triadic#E5AEBF, #BFE5AE
Split complementary#E5B9AE, #DBE5AE
Tetradic#E5AEDB, #E5D4AE, #AEE5B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFE
Lighter +10%#D5DEF1
Darker −10%#87A0D9
Darker −20%#6182CC
Darker −30%#3D64BD
Darker −40%#305097
More saturated +25%#A1BAF2
Less saturated −25%#BBC4D8

Channel breakdown

R174
G191
B229
Red174 (68.2%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue221.45°
Saturation (HSL)51.4%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G BF · B E5

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