#aec6ef

Color #aec6ef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.09 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aec6ef

RGB

rgb(174, 198, 239)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 67%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 27.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 17.2%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(79.4, 0.94, -22.93)

LCH

lch(79.4, 22.95, 272.35)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.0637, 261.14)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 68.2%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efd7ae

Analogous

#aee7ef

#aec6ef

#b7aeef

Triadic

#aec6ef

#efaec6

#c6efae

Split-complementary

#aec6ef

#efb7ae

#e7efae

Tetradic

#aec6ef

#d7aeef

#efd7ae

#c6efae

Square

#aec6ef

#efaee7

#efd7ae

#aeefb7

Shades

Color #aec6ef mixed toward black.

#759ee4

#3b75d8

#2255ac

#173973

#0b1c39

Tints

Color #aec6ef mixed toward white.

#bcd0f2

#c9d9f4

#d7e3f7

#e4ecfa

#f2f6fc

Tones

Color #aec6ef mixed toward gray.

#b3c8ea

#b9c9e4

#becadf

#c4ccd9

#c9cdd4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9e6 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b6e4 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#afdedd · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aec6ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec6ef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aec6ef (#aec6ef) is rgb(174, 198, 239) in RGB.

No, #aec6ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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