Colour

#AEDCE2

#AEDCE2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#AEDCE2 is a cyan with RGB values 174, 220, 226 and HSL 187°, 47%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#AEDCE2#AEDCE2

HEX#AEDCE2

RGBrgb(174, 220, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8627, 0.8863

RGB percentages68.2%, 86.3%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(186.9, 47.3%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 23%, 88.6%)

CMYK23%, 2.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,459,810

CSS custom property--colour: #AEDCE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.14:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#51231D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5D8E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBD1E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9EE0DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 1.4 Light blue · ΔE 4.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.2 Light cyan · ΔE 14.2 Sky blue · ΔE 14.6 Light grey · ΔE 15.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 1.43, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2B4AE

Analogous#AEE2CE, #AEC2E2

Triadic#E2AEDC, #DCE2AE

Split complementary#E2AEC2, #E2CEAE

Tetradic#CEAEE2, #E2B4AE, #C2E2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9FCFD

Lighter +10%#D4ECEF

Darker −10%#88CCD5

Darker −20%#63BCC7

Darker −30%#41A8B6

Darker −40%#348690

More saturated +25%#A0E7F0

Less saturated −25%#BCD1D4

Channel breakdown

R174

G220

B226

Red174 (68.2%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue186.92°

Saturation (HSL)47.27%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G DC · B E2

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