#aec2e8

Color #aec2e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.51 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aec2e8

RGB

rgb(174, 194, 232)

HSL

hsl(219.3, 55.8%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.3, 25%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 16.4%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(78.11, 1.45, -21.11)

LCH

lch(78.11, 21.16, 273.93)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0582, 263.19)

HWB

hwb(219.3, 68.2%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8d4ae

Analogous

#aedfe8

#aec2e8

#b7aee8

Triadic

#aec2e8

#e8aec2

#c2e8ae

Split-complementary

#aec2e8

#e8b7ae

#dfe8ae

Tetradic

#aec2e8

#d4aee8

#e8d4ae

#c2e8ae

Square

#aec2e8

#e8aedf

#e8d4ae

#aee8b7

Shades

Color #aec2e8 mixed toward black.

#799ad9

#4573ca

#2d549e

#1e3869

#0f1c35

Tints

Color #aec2e8 mixed toward white.

#bbccec

#c9d6f0

#d6e0f4

#e4ebf7

#f1f5fb

Tones

Color #aec2e8 mixed toward gray.

#b3c3e3

#b8c5de

#bcc6d9

#c1c8d5

#c6c9d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7e0 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b4dd · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#afd9d7 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aec2e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec2e8]

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

#aec2e8 (#aec2e8) is rgb(174, 194, 232) in RGB.

No, #aec2e8 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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