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#AEB7EA

Periwinkle · light cool blue

About #AEB7EA

With the hex code #AEB7EA, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 72% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAE1AE, a vanilla shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green183
Blue234

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 8.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 18.2
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 18.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #AEB7EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #AEB7EA.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #AEB7EA.
10.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEB7EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEB7EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9BCEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5B7E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FC0C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEB7EA?

With the hex code #AEB7EA, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 72% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEB7EA?

Use black text. Black on #AEB7EA has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEB7EA?

Its complementary colour is #EAE1AE, and analogous partners are #AED5EA and #C3AEEA.