#aeb9d7

Color #aeb9d7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.08 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aeb9d7

RGB

rgb(174, 185, 215)

HSL

hsl(223.9, 33.9%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.9, 19.1%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 14%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(75.2, 2.46, -16.33)

LCH

lch(75.2, 16.51, 278.57)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0444, 269.48)

HWB

hwb(223.9, 68.2%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7ccae

Analogous

#aeced7

#aeb9d7

#b8aed7

Triadic

#aeb9d7

#d7aeb9

#b9d7ae

Split-complementary

#aeb9d7

#d7b8ae

#ced7ae

Tetradic

#aeb9d7

#ccaed7

#d7ccae

#b9d7ae

Square

#aeb9d7

#d7aece

#d7ccae

#aed7b8

Shades

Color #aeb9d7 mixed toward black.

#8394c2

#576eac

#405282

#2b3757

#151b2b

Tints

Color #aeb9d7 mixed toward white.

#bcc5de

#c9d0e4

#d7dceb

#e4e8f2

#f2f3f8

Tones

Color #aeb9d7 mixed toward gray.

#b1bbd4

#b5bcd0

#b8becd

#bcbfc9

#bfc1c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3d0 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b1cf · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#afcbc9 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aeb9d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeb9d7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aeb9d7 (#aeb9d7) is rgb(174, 185, 215) in RGB.

No, #aeb9d7 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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