#aecadb

Color #aecadb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.92 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aecadb

RGB

rgb(174, 202, 219)

HSL

hsl(202.7, 38.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.7, 20.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 7.8%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(79.81, -5.74, -11.57)

LCH

lch(79.81, 12.92, 243.61)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0385, 234.62)

HWB

hwb(202.7, 68.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbbfae

Analogous

#aedbd6

#aecadb

#aeb4db

Triadic

#aecadb

#dbaeca

#cadbae

Split-complementary

#aecadb

#dbaeb4

#dbd6ae

Tetradic

#aecadb

#bfaedb

#dbbfae

#cadbae

Square

#aecadb

#d6aedb

#dbbfae

#b4dbae

Shades

Color #aecadb mixed toward black.

#81acc7

#538fb3

#3c6c88

#28485b

#14242d

Tints

Color #aecadb mixed toward white.

#bcd3e1

#c9dce7

#d7e5ed

#e4edf3

#f2f6f9

Tones

Color #aecadb mixed toward gray.

#b2c9d7

#b6c8d4

#b9c7d0

#bdc6cc

#c1c6c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbd7 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#b9b7d6 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#b0d4d3 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aecadb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aecadb]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aecadb (#aecadb) is rgb(174, 202, 219) in RGB.

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

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