#aec8dc

Color #aec8dc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.05 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aec8dc

RGB

rgb(174, 200, 220)

HSL

hsl(206.1, 39.7%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.1, 20.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 9.1%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(79.31, -4.47, -12.86)

LCH

lch(79.31, 13.61, 250.83)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0398, 241.18)

HWB

hwb(206.1, 68.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc2ae

Analogous

#aedcd9

#aec8dc

#aeb1dc

Triadic

#aec8dc

#dcaec8

#c8dcae

Split-complementary

#aec8dc

#dcaeb1

#dcd9ae

Tetradic

#aec8dc

#c2aedc

#dcc2ae

#c8dcae

Square

#aec8dc

#d9aedc

#dcc2ae

#b1dcae

Shades

Color #aec8dc mixed toward black.

#80a9c8

#528ab4

#3b688a

#28455c

#14232e

Tints

Color #aec8dc mixed toward white.

#bcd1e2

#c9dae8

#d7e4ee

#e4edf3

#f2f6f9

Tones

Color #aec8dc mixed toward gray.

#b2c8d8

#b6c7d4

#bac7d1

#bdc6cd

#c1c6c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babad7 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#b8b6d6 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#afd4d3 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aec8dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec8dc]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#aec8dc (#aec8dc) is rgb(174, 200, 220) in RGB.

No, #aec8dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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