Information about #AEB5CB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AEB5CB falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 181, 203) — 68.2% red, 71% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 9 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AEB5CB reads as a gently muted blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Icebreaker (#A9B7C9). Slightly further away sit Alaska (#B2B9CD) and Serendipity (#B1B9D3).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(174, 181, 203)), which gives #AEB5CB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AEB5CB: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. No one has named #AEB5CB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AEB5CB color variations

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

#AEB5CB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AEB5CB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AEB5CB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AEB5CB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AEB5CB 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AEB5CB

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

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

#AEB5CB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEB5CB
  • RGB174, 181, 203
  • CMYK11, 9, 0, 20
  • HSL226°, 22%, 74%
  • HSL Precise225.517°, 21.805%, 73.922%
  • HSV226°, 14%, 80%
  • HSB226°, 14%, 80%
  • HEX IDAEB5CB
  • DECIMAL ID11449803
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
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