#aeb4de

Color #aeb4de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.23 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb4de

RGB

rgb(174, 180, 222)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 42.1%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 21.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 18.9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(74.13, 6.76, -21.75)

LCH

lch(74.13, 22.78, 287.27)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0602, 278.51)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 68.2%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ded8ae

Analogous

#aeccde

#aeb4de

#c0aede

Triadic

#aeb4de

#deaeb4

#b4deae

Split-complementary

#aeb4de

#dec0ae

#ccdeae

Tetradic

#aeb4de

#d8aede

#ded8ae

#b4deae

Square

#aeb4de

#deaecc

#ded8ae

#aedec0

Shades

Color #aeb4de mixed toward black.

#7f88cb

#505db8

#39448d

#262d5e

#13172f

Tints

Color #aeb4de mixed toward white.

#bbc0e3

#c9cde9

#d6d9ee

#e4e6f4

#f1f2f9

Tones

Color #aeb4de mixed toward gray.

#b2b7da

#b6bad6

#babdd2

#bec0ce

#c2c3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1d5 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b0b0d3 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#aecdcb · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb4de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb4de]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeb4de (#aeb4de) is rgb(174, 180, 222) in RGB.

No, #aeb4de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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