#aeb1cd

Color #aeb1cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.21 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb1cd

RGB

rgb(174, 177, 205)

HSL

hsl(234.2, 23.7%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.2, 15.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 13.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(72.79, 4.63, -14.51)

LCH

lch(72.79, 15.23, 287.7)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.04, 280.52)

HWB

hwb(234.2, 68.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdcaae

Analogous

#aec0cd

#aeb1cd

#baaecd

Triadic

#aeb1cd

#cdaeb1

#b1cdae

Split-complementary

#aeb1cd

#cdbaae

#c0cdae

Tetradic

#aeb1cd

#caaecd

#cdcaae

#b1cdae

Square

#aeb1cd

#cdaec0

#cdcaae

#aecdba

Shades

Color #aeb1cd mixed toward black.

#878bb5

#60669c

#484d75

#30334e

#181a27

Tints

Color #aeb1cd mixed toward white.

#bbbed5

#c9cbde

#d6d8e6

#e4e5ee

#f1f2f7

Tones

Color #aeb1cd mixed toward gray.

#b1b3ca

#b3b5c8

#b6b7c5

#b8b9c3

#bbbbc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc7 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#afafc5 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#aec2c0 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb1cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb1cd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aeb1cd (#aeb1cd) is rgb(174, 177, 205) in RGB.

No, #aeb1cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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