#aec6e4

Color #aec6e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.45 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aec6e4

RGB

rgb(174, 198, 228)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 50%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 23.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.7%, 13.2%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(79.03, -1.61, -17.57)

LCH

lch(79.03, 17.64, 264.76)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0498, 254.15)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 68.2%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4ccae

Analogous

#aee1e4

#aec6e4

#b1aee4

Triadic

#aec6e4

#e4aec6

#c6e4ae

Split-complementary

#aec6e4

#e4b1ae

#e1e4ae

Tetradic

#aec6e4

#ccaee4

#e4ccae

#c6e4ae

Square

#aec6e4

#e4aee1

#e4ccae

#aee4b1

Shades

Color #aec6e4 mixed toward black.

#7ca3d3

#497fc2

#325f97

#213f64

#112032

Tints

Color #aec6e4 mixed toward white.

#bbcfe8

#c9d9ed

#d6e2f1

#e4ecf6

#f1f5fa

Tones

Color #aec6e4 mixed toward gray.

#b2c6df

#b7c7db

#bbc7d6

#c0c8d2

#c4c8cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9dd · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b6dc · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#afd8d6 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aec6e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec6e4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aec6e4 (#aec6e4) is rgb(174, 198, 228) in RGB.

No, #aec6e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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