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Recognised as Colour

#AEE1FF

  • #AEE1FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#AEE1FF is a blue with RGB values 174, 225, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#AEE1FF#AEE1FF
HEX#AEE1FF
RGBrgb(174, 225, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8824, 1
RGB percentages68.2%, 88.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(202.2, 100%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 31.8%, 100%)
CMYK31.8%, 11.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,461,119
CSS custom property--colour: #AEE1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.01:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#511E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3DFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D6FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#94E9EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 9.1Sky blue · ΔE 9.6Light skyblue · ΔE 11.4Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Powder blue · ΔE 12.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCCAE
Analogous#AEFFF4, #AEB9FF
Triadic#FFAEE1, #E1FFAE
Split complementary#FFAEB9, #FFF5AE
Tetradic#F4AEFF, #FFCCAE, #B9FFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1F4FF
Darker −10%#7BCEFF
Darker −20%#48BBFF
Darker −30%#15A8FF
Darker −40%#008EE1
More saturated +25%#AEE1FF
Less saturated −25%#B8DEF5

Channel breakdown

R174
G225
B255
Red174 (68.2%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue202.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G E1 · B FF

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