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Recognised as Colour

#AECCE8

  • #AECCE8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AECCE8 is a blue with RGB values 174, 204, 232 and HSL 209°, 56%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AECCE8#AECCE8
HEX#AECCE8
RGBrgb(174, 204, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8, 0.9098
RGB percentages68.2%, 80%, 91%
HSLhsl(209, 55.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 25%, 91%)
CMYK25%, 12.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,455,720
CSS custom property--colour: #AECCE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#513317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1CCE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC6E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9ED3D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4Light blue · ΔE 9.5Sky blue · ΔE 11.8Light skyblue · ΔE 13.4Powder blue · ΔE 14.7Lavender · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.97, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8CAAE
Analogous#AEE8E7, #AEAFE8
Triadic#E8AECC, #CCE8AE
Split complementary#E8AEAF, #E8E7AE
Tetradic#E7AEE8, #E8CAAE, #AFE8AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFF
Lighter +10%#D6E5F3
Darker −10%#86B3DD
Darker −20%#5F9AD1
Darker −30%#3881C5
Darker −40%#2D679D
More saturated +25%#A1CCF5
Less saturated −25%#BBCCDB

Channel breakdown

R174
G204
B232
Red174 (68.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue208.97°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G CC · B E8

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