#aeaede

Color #aeaede

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.56 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aeaede

RGB

rgb(174, 174, 222)

HSL

hsl(240, 42.1%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 21.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 21.6%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(72.59, 10.06, -24.11)

LCH

lch(72.59, 26.12, 292.65)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0683, 284.67)

HWB

hwb(240, 68.2%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dedeae

Analogous

#aec6de

#aeaede

#c6aede

Triadic

#aeaede

#deaeae

#aedeae

Split-complementary

#aeaede

#dec6ae

#c6deae

Tetradic

#aeaede

#deaede

#dedeae

#aedeae

Square

#aeaede

#deaec6

#dedeae

#aedec6

Shades

Color #aeaede mixed toward black.

#7f7fcb

#5050b8

#39398d

#26265e

#13132f

Tints

Color #aeaede mixed toward white.

#bbbbe3

#c9c9e9

#d6d6ee

#e4e4f4

#f1f1f9

Tones

Color #aeaede mixed toward gray.

#b2b2da

#b6b6d6

#babad2

#bebece

#c2c2ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaed4 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#aeaed1 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#aecbc9 · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 17.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeaede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeaede]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aeaede (#aeaede) is rgb(174, 174, 222) in RGB.

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

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