#aeb6dd

Color #aeb6dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.35 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb6dd

RGB

rgb(174, 182, 221)

HSL

hsl(229.8, 40.9%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.8, 21.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 17.6%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(74.62, 5.44, -20.47)

LCH

lch(74.62, 21.18, 284.88)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0562, 275.92)

HWB

hwb(229.8, 68.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddd5ae

Analogous

#aecedd

#aeb6dd

#beaedd

Triadic

#aeb6dd

#ddaeb6

#b6ddae

Split-complementary

#aeb6dd

#ddbeae

#ceddae

Tetradic

#aeb6dd

#d5aedd

#ddd5ae

#b6ddae

Square

#aeb6dd

#ddaece

#ddd5ae

#aeddbe

Shades

Color #aeb6dd mixed toward black.

#808cca

#5162b6

#3a488b

#27305d

#13182e

Tints

Color #aeb6dd mixed toward white.

#bcc2e3

#c9cee8

#d7dbee

#e4e7f4

#f2f3f9

Tones

Color #aeb6dd mixed toward gray.

#b2b9d9

#b6bbd5

#babed1

#bec0cd

#c2c3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2d4 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b1b0d2 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#aecdcc · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 14.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb6dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb6dd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeb6dd (#aeb6dd) is rgb(174, 182, 221) in RGB.

No, #aeb6dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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