#aeb8cd

Color #aeb8cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb8cd

RGB

rgb(174, 184, 205)

HSL

hsl(220.6, 23.7%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.6, 15.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(74.63, 0.83, -11.76)

LCH

lch(74.63, 11.79, 274.04)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0319, 265.33)

HWB

hwb(220.6, 68.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc3ae

Analogous

#aec8cd

#aeb8cd

#b3aecd

Triadic

#aeb8cd

#cdaeb8

#b8cdae

Split-complementary

#aeb8cd

#cdb3ae

#c8cdae

Tetradic

#aeb8cd

#c3aecd

#cdc3ae

#b8cdae

Square

#aeb8cd

#cdaec8

#cdc3ae

#aecdb3

Shades

Color #aeb8cd mixed toward black.

#8796b5

#60749c

#485775

#303a4e

#181d27

Tints

Color #aeb8cd mixed toward white.

#bbc4d5

#c9d0de

#d6dbe6

#e4e7ee

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #aeb8cd mixed toward gray.

#b1b9ca

#b3bac8

#b6bbc5

#b8bcc3

#bbbdc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b3c8 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b1c7 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#afc4c3 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb8cd]

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

#aeb8cd (#aeb8cd) is rgb(174, 184, 205) in RGB.

No, #aeb8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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