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#AEB1DB Color

#AEB1DB is rgb(174, 177, 219) in RGB, hsl(236, 38%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEB1DB
HEX#AEB1DB
RGBrgb(174, 177, 219)
HSLhsl(236, 38%, 77%)
HSVhsv(236, 21%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.06 281.7)
LABlab(73.04% 5.53 -21.65)
LCHlch(73.04% 22.35 284.31)

What #AEB1DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AEB1DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 5.09Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 5.86Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.67Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.78Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 11.08Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 11.7

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#AEB1DB Channel Values

How #AEB1DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 177 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 38% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 21% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEB1DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEB1DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEB1DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEB1DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEB1DB
Complementary
#DBD8AE
Analogous
#AEC7DB
Analogous
#C1AEDB
Triadic
#DBAEB1
Triadic
#B1DBAE
Split comp.
#DBC1AE
Split comp.
#C7DBAE

Tints & Shades of #AEB1DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B9BBDF
#C3C5E4
#CED0E9
#D8DAEE
#E3E4F2
#EDEEF7

Shades

#8B8FCB
#646AB9
#494FA2
#373C7B
#282B58
#161831

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEB1DB.

How #AEB1DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AEB1DB
Protanopia#B0B0DB
Protanomaly#B0B1DB
Deuteranopia#B0B0DB
Deuteranomaly#AFB0DB
Tritanopia#A8B7B7
Tritanomaly#AAB5C6
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEB1DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aeb1db: #AEB1DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEB1DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeb1db': '#AEB1DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.694, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_aeb1db">#AEB1DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEB1DB"

More Blue Colors

#AEB1DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#AEB1DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEB1DB?

#AEB1DB is a light blue — rgb(174, 177, 219) in RGB and hsl(236, 38%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #AEB1DB?

#AEB1DB is rgb(174, 177, 219) — red 174, green 177, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEB1DB?

#AEB1DB converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEB1DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEB1DB scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEB1DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEB1DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 11.7, which is visibly different.

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