#aec6de

Color #aec6de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 1.82 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aec6de

RGB

rgb(174, 198, 222)

HSL

hsl(210, 42.1%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 21.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 10.8%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(78.84, -2.96, -14.63)

LCH

lch(78.84, 14.93, 258.56)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0428, 248.35)

HWB

hwb(210, 68.2%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec6ae

Analogous

#aedede

#aec6de

#aeaede

Triadic

#aec6de

#deaec6

#c6deae

Split-complementary

#aec6de

#deaeae

#dedeae

Tetradic

#aec6de

#c6aede

#dec6ae

#c6deae

Square

#aec6de

#deaede

#dec6ae

#aedeae

Shades

Color #aec6de mixed toward black.

#7fa5cb

#5084b8

#39638d

#26425e

#13212f

Tints

Color #aec6de mixed toward white.

#bbcfe3

#c9d9e9

#d6e2ee

#e4ecf4

#f1f5f9

Tones

Color #aec6de mixed toward gray.

#b2c6da

#b6c6d6

#bac6d2

#bec6ce

#c2c6ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9d9 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b6d7 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#afd4d3 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aec6de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec6de]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#aec6de (#aec6de) is rgb(174, 198, 222) in RGB.

No, #aec6de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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