Information about #AEB6DB color

#AEB6DB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AEB6DB falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 182, 219) — 68.2% red, 71.4% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 15 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AEB6DB reads as a moderately toned deep-sea blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9). Slightly further away sit Serendipity (#B1B9D3) and Bauhaus (#A9AED5).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 182, 219) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AEB6DB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AEB6DB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AEB6DB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AEB6DB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEB6DB
  • RGB174, 182, 219
  • CMYK18, 15, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(174, 182, 219)
  • HSL229°, 38%, 77%
  • HSL Precise229.333°, 38.462%, 77.059%
  • HSV229°, 21%, 86%
  • HSB229°, 21%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.714, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.714, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.714, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAEB6DB
  • DECIMAL ID11450075
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01