#AEBDFF Color

#AEBDFF is rgb(174, 189, 255) in RGB, hsl(229, 100%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEBDFF

HEX#AEBDFF

RGBrgb(174, 189, 255)

HSLhsl(229, 100%, 84%)

HSVhsv(229, 32%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 26%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.095 274.2)

LABlab(77.26% 5.95 -34.61)

LCHlch(77.26% 35.11 279.76)

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

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.26 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 9.28 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 11.4 Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 12.59 Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 14.45 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 14.55

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

#AEBDFF Channel Values

How #AEBDFF 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 189 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 229° · S 100% · L 84%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 229° · S 32% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 32% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.82:1 vs white · 11.52:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEBDFF 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #AEBDFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEBDFF; 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 #AEBDFF

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 #AEBDFF.

How #AEBDFF 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#AEBDFF

Protanopia#BBBBFF

Protanomaly#B6BCFF

Deuteranopia#B8B8FF

Deuteranomaly#B4BAFF

Tritanopia#A2C7C7

Tritanomaly#A7C3E0

Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEBDFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aebdff: #AEBDFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEBDFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aebdff': '#AEBDFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.741, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_aebdff">#AEBDFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#AEBDFF"

More Blue Colors

#AEBDFF 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

#AEBDFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEBDFF?

#AEBDFF is a lightest blue — rgb(174, 189, 255) in RGB and hsl(229, 100%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #AEBDFF?

#AEBDFF is rgb(174, 189, 255) — red 174, green 189, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEBDFF?

#AEBDFF converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 26%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEBDFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEBDFF scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEBDFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEBDFF 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 21.14, which is visibly different.

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