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Recognised as Colour

#AEC4FA

  • #AEC4FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AEC4FA is a blue with RGB values 174, 196, 250 and HSL 223°, 88%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AEC4FA#AEC4FA
HEX#AEC4FA
RGBrgb(174, 196, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7686, 0.9804
RGB percentages68.2%, 76.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(222.6, 88.4%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 30.4%, 98%)
CMYK30.4%, 21.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,453,690
CSS custom property--colour: #AEC4FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#513B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C8FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACC1F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#99CFD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 21Thistle · ΔE 21.6Lavender · ΔE 23.1Light blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE4AE
Analogous#AEEAFA, #BEAEFA
Triadic#FAAEC4, #C4FAAE
Split complementary#FABEAE, #EAFAAE
Tetradic#FAAEEA, #FAE4AE, #AEFABE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEE7FD
Darker −10%#7EA1F7
Darker −20%#4E7EF4
Darker −30%#1E5BF1
Darker −40%#0D45CF
More saturated +25%#A9C2FF
Less saturated −25%#B9C9EF

Channel breakdown

R174
G196
B250
Red174 (68.2%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue222.63°
Saturation (HSL)88.37%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G C4 · B FA

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