#AEBCD9#AEBCD9
#AEBCD9 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.044 H 264.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEBCD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 188, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 36%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 20%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.8%, 13.4%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, 1.28, -16.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 16.18, 274.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.39% -0.0039 -0.0439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.39% 0.044 264.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.9600, 49.9738, 72.7513) |
| Luminance | 0.4998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.48
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.05
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.73
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.18
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.40
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEBCD9 #D9CBAE
analogous
#AED2D9 #AEBCD9 #B6AED9
triadic
#AEBCD9 #D9AEBC #BCD9AE
tetradic
#AEBCD9 #D9AED2 #D9CBAE #AED9B6
square
#AEBCD9 #D9AED2 #D9CBAE #AED9B6
split-complementary
#AEBCD9 #D9B6AE #D2D9AE
monochromatic
#5B77B2 #849AC5 #AEBCD9 #D8DEED #EAEEF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#AEBCD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.00
#AEBCD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEBCD9
11.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEBCD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEBCD9 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BEDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFBAD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4C2C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aebcd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 188, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.044 264.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6d0e4',
500: '#aebcd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aebcd9; $custom-light: #c6d0e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aebcd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 188,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.465,
"s": 36.134,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79393,
"c": 0.04405,
"h": 264.9
},
"luminance": 0.49975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEBCD9
secondary
#ECE8DF
accent
#8836AF
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F9FB
border
#D1D2D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283