#aec9f3

Color #aec9f3

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.8 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aec9f3

RGB

rgb(174, 201, 243)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 74.2%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 28.4%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.4%, 17.3%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(80.31, 0.28, -23.67)

LCH

lch(80.31, 23.67, 270.68)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0662, 259.11)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 68.2%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f3d8ae

Analogous

#aeecf3

#aec9f3

#b6aef3

Triadic

#aec9f3

#f3aec9

#c9f3ae

Split-complementary

#aec9f3

#f3b6ae

#ecf3ae

Tetradic

#aec9f3

#d8aef3

#f3d8ae

#c9f3ae

Square

#aec9f3

#f3aeec

#f3d8ae

#aef3b6

Shades

Color #aec9f3 mixed toward black.

#72a1ea

#3578e1

#1b58b6

#123a79

#091d3d

Tints

Color #aec9f3 mixed toward white.

#bcd2f5

#c9dbf7

#d7e4f9

#e4edfb

#f2f6fd

Tones

Color #aec9f3 mixed toward gray.

#b4caed

#bacce8

#bfcde2

#c5cedc

#cbcfd6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babbea · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b7e7 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#afe2e0 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aec9f3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec9f3]

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

#aec9f3 (#aec9f3) is rgb(174, 201, 243) in RGB.

No, #aec9f3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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