#aec4db

Color #aec4db

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 1.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aec4db

RGB

rgb(174, 196, 219)

HSL

hsl(210.7, 38.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.7, 20.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 10.5%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(78.22, -2.56, -13.95)

LCH

lch(78.22, 14.18, 259.6)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0405, 249.46)

HWB

hwb(210.7, 68.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc5ae

Analogous

#aedbdb

#aec4db

#afaedb

Triadic

#aec4db

#dbaec4

#c4dbae

Split-complementary

#aec4db

#dbafae

#dbdbae

Tetradic

#aec4db

#c5aedb

#dbc5ae

#c4dbae

Square

#aec4db

#dbaedb

#dbc5ae

#aedbaf

Shades

Color #aec4db mixed toward black.

#81a3c7

#5382b3

#3c6188

#28415b

#14202d

Tints

Color #aec4db mixed toward white.

#bccee1

#c9d8e7

#d7e2ed

#e4ebf3

#f2f5f9

Tones

Color #aec4db mixed toward gray.

#b2c4d7

#b6c4d4

#b9c4d0

#bdc4cc

#c1c5c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8d6 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b5d4 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#afd1d0 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aec4db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec4db]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#aec4db (#aec4db) is rgb(174, 196, 219) in RGB.

No, #aec4db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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