#aebaef

Color #aebaef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.37 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aebaef

RGB

rgb(174, 186, 239)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 67%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 27.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 22.2%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(76.28, 7.44, -27.68)

LCH

lch(76.28, 28.66, 285.04)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0765, 274.65)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 68.2%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efe3ae

Analogous

#aedbef

#aebaef

#c3aeef

Triadic

#aebaef

#efaeba

#baefae

Split-complementary

#aebaef

#efc3ae

#dbefae

Tetradic

#aebaef

#e3aeef

#efe3ae

#baefae

Square

#aebaef

#efaedb

#efe3ae

#aeefc3

Shades

Color #aebaef mixed toward black.

#7589e4

#3b58d8

#223cac

#172873

#0b1439

Tints

Color #aebaef mixed toward white.

#bcc6f2

#c9d1f4

#d7ddf7

#e4e8fa

#f2f4fc

Tones

Color #aebaef mixed toward gray.

#b3beea

#b9c1e4

#bec4df

#c4c8d9

#c9cbd4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3e4 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b3b2e1 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#afdad8 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aebaef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aebaef]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#aebaef (#aebaef) is rgb(174, 186, 239) in RGB.

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

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