#aec0dc

Color #aec0dc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 1.84 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aec0dc

RGB

rgb(174, 192, 220)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 39.7%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 20.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 12.7%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(77.2, -0.2, -16.03)

LCH

lch(77.2, 16.03, 269.29)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0444, 259.22)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 68.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dccaae

Analogous

#aed7dc

#aec0dc

#b3aedc

Triadic

#aec0dc

#dcaec0

#c0dcae

Split-complementary

#aec0dc

#dcb3ae

#d7dcae

Tetradic

#aec0dc

#caaedc

#dccaae

#c0dcae

Square

#aec0dc

#dcaed7

#dccaae

#aedcb3

Shades

Color #aec0dc mixed toward black.

#809cc8

#5279b4

#3b5a8a

#283c5c

#141e2e

Tints

Color #aec0dc mixed toward white.

#bccbe2

#c9d5e8

#d7e0ee

#e4eaf3

#f2f5f9

Tones

Color #aec0dc mixed toward gray.

#b2c1d8

#b6c2d4

#bac3d1

#bdc3cd

#c1c4c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6d6 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#b5b4d4 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#afd0cf · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aec0dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec0dc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#aec0dc (#aec0dc) is rgb(174, 192, 220) in RGB.

No, #aec0dc 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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