Colour

#AEC5FE

#AEC5FE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light skyblue

#AEC5FE is a blue with RGB values 174, 197, 254 and HSL 223°, 98%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#AEC5FE#AEC5FE

HEX#AEC5FE

RGBrgb(174, 197, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7725, 0.9961

RGB percentages68.2%, 77.3%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(222.8, 97.6%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 31.5%, 99.6%)

CMYK31.5%, 22.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,453,950

CSS custom property--colour: #AEC5FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#513A01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3C9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACC2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#97D0D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6 Sky blue · ΔE 22 Thistle · ΔE 22.8 Lavender · ΔE 24.2 Light blue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FEE7AE

Analogous#AEEDFE, #BFAEFE

Triadic#FEAEC5, #C5FEAE

Split complementary#FEBFAE, #EDFEAE

Tetradic#FEAEED, #FEE7AE, #AEFEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0E9FF

Darker −10%#7CA1FD

Darker −20%#497DFD

Darker −30%#1759FC

Darker −40%#0342DD

More saturated +25%#ADC5FF

Less saturated −25%#B8C9F4

Channel breakdown

R174

G197

B254

Red174 (68.2%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue222.75°

Saturation (HSL)97.56%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G C5 · B FE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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