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Colour

#AEE3F0

  • #AEE3F0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#AEE3F0 is a cyan with RGB values 174, 227, 240 and HSL 192°, 69%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#AEE3F0#AEE3F0
HEX#AEE3F0
RGBrgb(174, 227, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8902, 0.9412
RGB percentages68.2%, 89%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(191.8, 68.7%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 27.5%, 94.1%)
CMYK27.5%, 5.4%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,461,616
CSS custom property--colour: #AEE3F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.05:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#511C0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DFF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CED7F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#99E8E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 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 text15.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4Light blue · ΔE 4.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.4Sky blue · ΔE 12.3Light cyan · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.96, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0BBAE
Analogous#AEF0DC, #AEC2F0
Triadic#F0AEE3, #E3F0AE
Split complementary#F0AEC2, #F0DCAE
Tetradic#DCAEF0, #F0BBAE, #C2F0AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9F2F8
Darker −10%#83D4E8
Darker −20%#58C5E0
Darker −30%#2DB6D8
Darker −40%#2195B1
More saturated +25%#A2EAFC
Less saturated −25%#BADCE4

Channel breakdown

R174
G227
B240
Red174 (68.2%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue191.82°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G E3 · B F0

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