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Colour

#AECBD9

  • #AECBD9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#AECBD9 is a cyan with RGB values 174, 203, 217 and HSL 200°, 36%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#AECBD9#AECBD9
HEX#AECBD9
RGBrgb(174, 203, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7961, 0.851
RGB percentages68.2%, 79.6%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(199.5, 36.1%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.5, 19.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK19.8%, 6.5%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,455,449
CSS custom property--colour: #AECBD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.34:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#513426

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C9DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC4D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A2CFCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.8Light steelblue · ΔE 7.6Powder blue · ΔE 9.8Silver · ΔE 12.4Light grey · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9BCAE
Analogous#AED9D2, #AEB6D9
Triadic#D9AECB, #CBD9AE
Split complementary#D9AEB6, #D9D2AE
Tetradic#D2AED9, #D9BCAE, #B6D9AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F8FA
Lighter +10%#D1E1E9
Darker −10%#8BB5C9
Darker −20%#699EB8
Darker −30%#4C86A2
Darker −40%#3C697F
More saturated +25%#9FD0E8
Less saturated −25%#BDC6CA

Channel breakdown

R174
G203
B217
Red174 (68.2%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue199.53°
Saturation (HSL)36.13%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G CB · B D9

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