#AEBCD5#AEBCD5
#AEBCD5 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.039 H 262.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEBCD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 188, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 32%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 18%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.3%, 11.7%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.93, 0.40, -14.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.93, 14.16, 271.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.25% -0.0053 -0.0384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.25% 0.039 262.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4460, 49.7682, 70.0444) |
| Luminance | 0.4977 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.84
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.53
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.73
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.29
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.81
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEBCD5 #D5C7AE
analogous
#AECFD5 #AEBCD5 #B3AED5
triadic
#AEBCD5 #D5AEBC #BCD5AE
tetradic
#AEBCD5 #D5AECF #D5C7AE #AED5B3
square
#AEBCD5 #D5AECF #D5C7AE #AED5B3
split-complementary
#AEBCD5 #D5B3AE #CFD5AE
monochromatic
#5D79AB #869BC0 #AEBCD5 #D6DDEA #EBEEF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#AEBCD5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.95
#AEBCD5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEBCD5
10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEBCD5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEBCD5 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.95 | 10.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BDD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0BAD4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5C1C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aebcd5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 188, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.039 262.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6d0e2',
500: '#aebcd5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aebcd5; $custom-light: #c6d0e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aebcd5",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 188,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.462,
"s": 31.707,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79252,
"c": 0.03878,
"h": 262.1
},
"luminance": 0.49769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEBCD5
secondary
#EBE7E0
accent
#823BAA
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F9FB
border
#D1D2D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283