#aec5e4

Color #aec5e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.79 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aec5e4

RGB

rgb(174, 197, 228)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 50%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 23.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.7%, 13.6%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(78.77, -1.08, -17.97)

LCH

lch(78.77, 18, 266.56)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0505, 255.91)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 68.2%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4cdae

Analogous

#aee0e4

#aec5e4

#b2aee4

Triadic

#aec5e4

#e4aec5

#c5e4ae

Split-complementary

#aec5e4

#e4b2ae

#e0e4ae

Tetradic

#aec5e4

#cdaee4

#e4cdae

#c5e4ae

Square

#aec5e4

#e4aee0

#e4cdae

#aee4b2

Shades

Color #aec5e4 mixed toward black.

#7ca1d3

#497dc2

#325d97

#213e64

#111f32

Tints

Color #aec5e4 mixed toward white.

#bbcfe8

#c9d8ed

#d6e2f1

#e4ecf6

#f1f5fa

Tones

Color #aec5e4 mixed toward gray.

#b2c6df

#b7c6db

#bbc7d6

#c0c8d2

#c4c8cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b9dd · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b5db · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#afd7d6 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aec5e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec5e4]

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

#aec5e4 (#aec5e4) is rgb(174, 197, 228) in RGB.

No, #aec5e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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