#aebced

Color #aebced

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aebced

RGB

rgb(174, 188, 237)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 63.6%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 26.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.6%, 20.7%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(76.73, 5.88, -25.92)

LCH

lch(76.73, 26.58, 282.78)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0714, 272.33)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 68.2%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eddfae

Analogous

#aedbed

#aebced

#c0aeed

Triadic

#aebced

#edaebc

#bcedae

Split-complementary

#aebced

#edc0ae

#dbedae

Tetradic

#aebced

#dfaeed

#eddfae

#bcedae

Square

#aebced

#edaedb

#eddfae

#aeedc0

Shades

Color #aebced mixed toward black.

#768ee1

#3e5fd4

#2542a8

#192c70

#0c1638

Tints

Color #aebced mixed toward white.

#bcc7f0

#c9d2f3

#d7def6

#e4e9f9

#f2f4fc

Tones

Color #aebced mixed toward gray.

#b3bfe8

#b9c2e3

#bec5dd

#c3c8d8

#c8cbd3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4e2 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b2e0 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#afdad8 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aebced;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aebced]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aebced (#aebced) is rgb(174, 188, 237) in RGB.

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

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