#aeb5de

Color #aeb5de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.51 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb5de

RGB

rgb(174, 181, 222)

HSL

hsl(231.3, 42.1%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.3, 21.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 18.5%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(74.39, 6.21, -21.36)

LCH

lch(74.39, 22.24, 286.21)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0589, 277.32)

HWB

hwb(231.3, 68.2%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ded7ae

Analogous

#aecdde

#aeb5de

#bfaede

Triadic

#aeb5de

#deaeb5

#b5deae

Split-complementary

#aeb5de

#debfae

#cddeae

Tetradic

#aeb5de

#d7aede

#ded7ae

#b5deae

Square

#aeb5de

#deaecd

#ded7ae

#aedebf

Shades

Color #aeb5de mixed toward black.

#7f8acb

#505fb8

#39458d

#262e5e

#13172f

Tints

Color #aeb5de mixed toward white.

#bbc1e3

#c9cee9

#d6daee

#e4e6f4

#f1f3f9

Tones

Color #aeb5de mixed toward gray.

#b2b8da

#b6bad6

#babdd2

#bec0ce

#c2c3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1d5 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b1b0d3 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#aececc · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb5de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb5de]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeb5de (#aeb5de) is rgb(174, 181, 222) in RGB.

No, #aeb5de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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