#aec4e2

Color #aec4e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aec4e2

RGB

rgb(174, 196, 226)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 47.3%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 23%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23%, 13.3%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(78.44, -1, -17.39)

LCH

lch(78.44, 17.42, 266.71)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0488, 256.13)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 68.2%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2ccae

Analogous

#aedee2

#aec4e2

#b2aee2

Triadic

#aec4e2

#e2aec4

#c4e2ae

Split-complementary

#aec4e2

#e2b2ae

#dee2ae

Tetradic

#aec4e2

#ccaee2

#e2ccae

#c4e2ae

Square

#aec4e2

#e2aede

#e2ccae

#aee2b2

Shades

Color #aec4e2 mixed toward black.

#7da0d0

#4c7cbf

#355d93

#233e62

#121f31

Tints

Color #aec4e2 mixed toward white.

#bbcee7

#c9d8ec

#d6e1f0

#e4ebf5

#f1f5fa

Tones

Color #aec4e2 mixed toward gray.

#b2c5de

#b7c5d9

#bbc6d5

#bfc7d1

#c4c7cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8db · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b5da · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#afd6d4 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aec4e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec4e2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aec4e2 (#aec4e2) is rgb(174, 196, 226) in RGB.

No, #aec4e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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