#a1aecb

Color #a1aecb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a1aecb

RGB

rgb(161, 174, 203)

HSL

hsl(221.4, 28.8%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.4, 20.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 14.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(70.98, 1.67, -16.24)

LCH

lch(70.98, 16.33, 275.87)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0443, 266.25)

HWB

hwb(221.4, 63.1%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbbea1

Analogous

#a1c3cb

#a1aecb

#a9a1cb

Triadic

#a1aecb

#cba1ae

#aecba1

Split-complementary

#a1aecb

#cba9a1

#c3cba1

Tetradic

#a1aecb

#bea1cb

#cbbea1

#aecba1

Square

#a1aecb

#cba1c3

#cbbea1

#a1cba9

Shades

Color #a1aecb mixed toward black.

#7a8cb5

#566c9c

#415175

#2b364e

#161b27

Tints

Color #a1aecb mixed toward white.

#b1bcd4

#c0c9dc

#d0d7e5

#e0e4ee

#eff2f6

Tones

Color #a1aecb mixed toward gray.

#a5afc8

#a8b1c4

#acb2c1

#afb3bd

#b3b5ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c4 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a5c3 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#a2bfbe · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1aecb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1aecb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a1aecb (#a1aecb) is rgb(161, 174, 203) in RGB.

No, #a1aecb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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