#aec4e4

Color #aec4e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.25 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aec4e4

RGB

rgb(174, 196, 228)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 50%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 23.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.7%, 14%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(78.51, -0.54, -18.37)

LCH

lch(78.51, 18.38, 268.32)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0513, 257.73)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 68.2%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4ceae

Analogous

#aedfe4

#aec4e4

#b3aee4

Triadic

#aec4e4

#e4aec4

#c4e4ae

Split-complementary

#aec4e4

#e4b3ae

#dfe4ae

Tetradic

#aec4e4

#ceaee4

#e4ceae

#c4e4ae

Square

#aec4e4

#e4aedf

#e4ceae

#aee4b3

Shades

Color #aec4e4 mixed toward black.

#7c9fd3

#497bc2

#325b97

#213d64

#111e32

Tints

Color #aec4e4 mixed toward white.

#bbcee8

#c9d8ed

#d6e1f1

#e4ebf6

#f1f5fa

Tones

Color #aec4e4 mixed toward gray.

#b2c5df

#b7c6db

#bbc6d6

#c0c7d2

#c4c8cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8dd · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#b7b5db · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#afd7d6 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aec4e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec4e4]

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

#aec4e4 (#aec4e4) is rgb(174, 196, 228) in RGB.

No, #aec4e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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