#AEB5EA Color

#AEB5EA is rgb(174, 181, 234) in RGB, hsl(233, 59%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEB5EA

HEX#AEB5EA

RGBrgb(174, 181, 234)

HSLhsl(233, 59%, 80%)

HSVhsv(233, 26%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.076 278.6)

LABlab(74.53% 6.13 -27.52)

LCHlch(74.53% 28.19 282.55)

What #AEB5EA 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 #AEB5EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 4.56 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 7.84 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.27 Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 10.13 Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 10.85 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 11.8

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

#AEB5EA Channel Values

How #AEB5EA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 174 · G 181 · B 234	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 233° · S 59% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 233° · S 26% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 26% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.98:1 vs white · 10.6:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEB5EA 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEB5EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEB5EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AEB5EA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEB5EA.

How #AEB5EA 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#AEB5EA

Protanopia#B4B4EA

Protanomaly#B2B4EA

Deuteranopia#B3B3EA

Deuteranomaly#B1B4EA

Tritanopia#A5BDBD

Tritanomaly#A9BAD0

Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #AEB5EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeb5ea: #AEB5EA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEB5EA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeb5ea': '#AEB5EA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.710, blue: 0.918)

Android XML<color name="color_aeb5ea">#AEB5EA</color>

SVG fillfill="#AEB5EA"

More Blue Colors

#AEB5EA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#AEB5EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEB5EA?

#AEB5EA is a lightest blue — rgb(174, 181, 234) in RGB and hsl(233, 59%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.56.

What is the RGB value of #AEB5EA?

#AEB5EA is rgb(174, 181, 234) — red 174, green 181, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEB5EA?

#AEB5EA converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEB5EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEB5EA scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEB5EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEB5EA 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 15.54, which is visibly different.

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