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Recognised as Colour

#AFAEE3

  • #AFAEE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AFAEE3 is a blue with RGB values 175, 174, 227 and HSL 241°, 49%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AFAEE3#AFAEE3
HEX#AFAEE3
RGBrgb(175, 174, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.6824, 0.8902
RGB percentages68.6%, 68.2%, 89%
HSLhsl(241.1, 48.6%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 23.3%, 89%)
CMYK22.9%, 23.3%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,513,571
CSS custom property--colour: #AFAEE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#50511C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B4E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB1E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A3B7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Thistle · ΔE 18.7Plum · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2E3AE
Analogous#AEC7E3, #CAAEE3
Triadic#E3AFAE, #AEE3AF
Split complementary#E3CAAE, #C7E3AE
Tetradic#E3AEC7, #E2E3AE, #AEE3CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFAFD
Lighter +10%#D4D4F0
Darker −10%#8A88D6
Darker −20%#6462C9
Darker −30%#4240B8
Darker −40%#343392
More saturated +25%#A2A0F1
Less saturated −25%#BCBCD5

Channel breakdown

R175
G174
B227
Red175 (68.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue241.13°
Saturation (HSL)48.62%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AF · G AE · B E3

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