#aebcd4

Color #aebcd4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.32 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aebcd4

RGB

rgb(174, 188, 212)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 30.6%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 17.9%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 11.3%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(75.9, 0.18, -13.66)

LCH

lch(75.9, 13.66, 270.75)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0374, 261.24)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 68.2%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4c6ae

Analogous

#aecfd4

#aebcd4

#b3aed4

Triadic

#aebcd4

#d4aebc

#bcd4ae

Split-complementary

#aebcd4

#d4b3ae

#cfd4ae

Tetradic

#aebcd4

#c6aed4

#d4c6ae

#bcd4ae

Square

#aebcd4

#d4aecf

#d4c6ae

#aed4b3

Shades

Color #aebcd4 mixed toward black.

#8499be

#5a77a7

#43597e

#2d3b54

#161e2a

Tints

Color #aebcd4 mixed toward white.

#bcc7db

#c9d2e2

#d7dee9

#e4e9f1

#f2f4f8

Tones

Color #aebcd4 mixed toward gray.

#b1bdd1

#b4bece

#b8bfcb

#bbbfc7

#bec0c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4cf · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#b3b2cd · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#afcac9 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aebcd4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aebcd4]

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

#aebcd4 (#aebcd4) is rgb(174, 188, 212) in RGB.

No, #aebcd4 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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