#aec5db

Color #aec5db

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.46 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aec5db

RGB

rgb(174, 197, 219)

HSL

hsl(209.3, 38.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.3, 20.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 10%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(78.49, -3.1, -13.56)

LCH

lch(78.49, 13.91, 257.12)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0399, 247.16)

HWB

hwb(209.3, 68.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc4ae

Analogous

#aedbdb

#aec5db

#aeafdb

Triadic

#aec5db

#dbaec5

#c5dbae

Split-complementary

#aec5db

#dbaeaf

#dbdbae

Tetradic

#aec5db

#c4aedb

#dbc4ae

#c5dbae

Square

#aec5db

#dbaedb

#dbc4ae

#afdbae

Shades

Color #aec5db mixed toward black.

#81a5c7

#5384b3

#3c6388

#28425b

#14212d

Tints

Color #aec5db mixed toward white.

#bccfe1

#c9d8e7

#d7e2ed

#e4ecf3

#f2f5f9

Tones

Color #aec5db mixed toward gray.

#b2c5d7

#b6c5d4

#b9c5d0

#bdc5cc

#c1c5c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b9d6 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b5d5 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#afd2d1 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aec5db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec5db]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#aec5db (#aec5db) is rgb(174, 197, 219) in RGB.

No, #aec5db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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