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Recognised as Colour

#AED0E6

  • #AED0E6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#AED0E6 is a blue with RGB values 174, 208, 230 and HSL 204°, 53%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#AED0E6#AED0E6
HEX#AED0E6
RGBrgb(174, 208, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8157, 0.902
RGB percentages68.2%, 81.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(203.6, 52.8%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.6, 24.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK24.3%, 9.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,456,742
CSS custom property--colour: #AED0E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#512F19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CFE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC8E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9ED6D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.8Light steelblue · ΔE 6.2Powder blue · ΔE 11Sky blue · ΔE 11Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7Lavender · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6C4AE
Analogous#AEE6E0, #AEB4E6
Triadic#E6AED0, #D0E6AE
Split complementary#E6AEB4, #E6E0AE
Tetradic#E0AEE6, #E6C4AE, #B4E6AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFE
Lighter +10%#D5E7F2
Darker −10%#87B9DA
Darker −20%#60A3CE
Darker −30%#3B8CC0
Darker −40%#2F6F99
More saturated +25%#A1D3F3
Less saturated −25%#BBCDD9

Channel breakdown

R174
G208
B230
Red174 (68.2%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue203.57°
Saturation (HSL)52.83%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G D0 · B E6

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