#aebad0

Color #aebad0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.54 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aebad0

RGB

rgb(174, 186, 208)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 26.6%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 16.3%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 10.6%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(75.25, 0.39, -12.46)

LCH

lch(75.25, 12.47, 271.79)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.034, 262.73)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 68.2%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0c4ae

Analogous

#aecbd0

#aebad0

#b3aed0

Triadic

#aebad0

#d0aeba

#bad0ae

Split-complementary

#aebad0

#d0b3ae

#cbd0ae

Tetradic

#aebad0

#c4aed0

#d0c4ae

#bad0ae

Square

#aebad0

#d0aecb

#d0c4ae

#aed0b3

Shades

Color #aebad0 mixed toward black.

#8698b9

#5d75a1

#465879

#2f3b51

#171d28

Tints

Color #aebad0 mixed toward white.

#bbc6d8

#c9d1e0

#d6dde8

#e4e8ef

#f1f4f7

Tones

Color #aebad0 mixed toward gray.

#b1bbcd

#b4bcca

#b6bcc8

#b9bdc5

#bcbec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3cb · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b2ca · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#afc7c6 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aebad0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aebad0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aebad0 (#aebad0) is rgb(174, 186, 208) in RGB.

No, #aebad0 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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