#aec9f4

Color #aec9f4

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.32 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aec9f4

RGB

rgb(174, 201, 244)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 76.1%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 28.7%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.7%, 17.6%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(80.35, 0.52, -24.15)

LCH

lch(80.35, 24.16, 271.23)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0674, 259.66)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 68.2%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4d9ae

Analogous

#aeecf4

#aec9f4

#b6aef4

Triadic

#aec9f4

#f4aec9

#c9f4ae

Split-complementary

#aec9f4

#f4b6ae

#ecf4ae

Tetradic

#aec9f4

#d9aef4

#f4d9ae

#c9f4ae

Square

#aec9f4

#f4aeec

#f4d9ae

#aef4b6

Shades

Color #aec9f4 mixed toward black.

#71a0ec

#3377e3

#1956b8

#113a7b

#081d3d

Tints

Color #aec9f4 mixed toward white.

#bcd2f6

#c9dbf8

#d7e4fa

#e4edfb

#f2f6fd

Tones

Color #aec9f4 mixed toward gray.

#b4caee

#bacce8

#c0cde3

#c5cedd

#cbd0d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babbeb · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#b9b7e8 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#afe3e1 · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aec9f4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aec9f4]

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

#aec9f4 (#aec9f4) is rgb(174, 201, 244) in RGB.

No, #aec9f4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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