#aeb5db

Color #aeb5db

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.25 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb5db

RGB

rgb(174, 181, 219)

HSL

hsl(230.7, 38.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.7, 20.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 17.4%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(74.29, 5.53, -19.88)

LCH

lch(74.29, 20.63, 285.54)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0547, 276.83)

HWB

hwb(230.7, 68.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbd4ae

Analogous

#aeccdb

#aeb5db

#beaedb

Triadic

#aeb5db

#dbaeb5

#b5dbae

Split-complementary

#aeb5db

#dbbeae

#ccdbae

Tetradic

#aeb5db

#d4aedb

#dbd4ae

#b5dbae

Square

#aeb5db

#dbaecc

#dbd4ae

#aedbbe

Shades

Color #aeb5db mixed toward black.

#818cc7

#5362b3

#3c4888

#28305b

#14182d

Tints

Color #aeb5db mixed toward white.

#bcc1e1

#c9cee7

#d7daed

#e4e6f3

#f2f3f9

Tones

Color #aeb5db mixed toward gray.

#b2b8d7

#b6bad4

#b9bdd0

#bdbfcc

#c1c2c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1d3 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b0d1 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#aeccca · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb5db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb5db]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeb5db (#aeb5db) is rgb(174, 181, 219) in RGB.

No, #aeb5db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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