#aeaecb

Color #aeaecb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.66 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aeaecb

RGB

rgb(174, 174, 203)

HSL

hsl(240, 21.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 14.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(71.95, 5.84, -14.68)

LCH

lch(71.95, 15.8, 291.69)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0413, 285.32)

HWB

hwb(240, 68.2%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbcbae

Analogous

#aebccb

#aeaecb

#bcaecb

Triadic

#aeaecb

#cbaeae

#aecbae

Split-complementary

#aeaecb

#cbbcae

#bccbae

Tetradic

#aeaecb

#cbaecb

#cbcbae

#aecbae

Square

#aeaecb

#cbaebc

#cbcbae

#aecbbc

Shades

Color #aeaecb mixed toward black.

#8888b2

#626299

#4a4a73

#31314d

#191926

Tints

Color #aeaecb mixed toward white.

#bbbbd4

#c9c9dc

#d6d6e5

#e4e4ee

#f1f1f6

Tones

Color #aeaecb mixed toward gray.

#b0b0c9

#b3b3c6

#b5b5c4

#b8b8c1

#bababf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec4 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#aeaec3 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#aebfbe · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeaecb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeaecb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aeaecb (#aeaecb) is rgb(174, 174, 203) in RGB.

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

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