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Colour

#AEC5FF

  • #AEC5FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#AEC5FF is a blue with RGB values 174, 197, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 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

#AEC5FF#AEC5FF
HEX#AEC5FF
RGBrgb(174, 197, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7725, 1
RGB percentages68.2%, 77.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(223, 100%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 31.8%, 100%)
CMYK31.8%, 22.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,453,951
CSS custom property--colour: #AEC5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.23:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#513A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABC2FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#97D0D9no 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 text12.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.4Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2Sky blue · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 23.2Lavender · ΔE 24.6Light blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE8AE
Analogous#AEEEFF, #C0AEFF
Triadic#FFAEC5, #C5FFAE
Split complementary#FFC0AE, #EEFFAE
Tetradic#FFAEEE, #FFE8AE, #AEFFC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1EAFF
Darker −10%#7BA0FF
Darker −20%#487CFF
Darker −30%#1557FF
Darker −40%#0040E1
More saturated +25%#AEC5FF
Less saturated −25%#B8C9F5

Channel breakdown

R174
G197
B255
Red174 (68.2%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue222.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G C5 · B FF

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