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#AECBDF Life at Sea

#AECBDF is a light, muted blue named Life at Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 79.6% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(174, 203, 223)). Its HSL value is 204° hue, 43% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #AECBDF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.41:1.

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Variations of #AECBDF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AECBDF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AECBDF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AECBDF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BCC4DF
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2CAE0
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDCAE0
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCC4DF
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8C7DF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A0D0D1
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9CDD9
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1C8CD

#AECBDF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#AECBDF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.41:1 Super#AECBDF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AECBDF in CSS

/* Life at Sea */
.color { color: #AECBDF; }
.background { background-color: #AECBDF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AECBDF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 203 223);
color: hsl(204 43% 78%);
color: oklch(0.827 0.042 238.2);

#AECBDF FAQ

What color is #AECBDF?

#AECBDF is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Life at Sea. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AECBDF?

#AECBDF is rgb(174, 203, 223) in RGB, hsl(204, 43%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 9%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AECBDF?

The complementary color of #AECBDF is #DFC2AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AECBDF?

Black text has the best contrast on #AECBDF: 12.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AECBDF a warm or cool color?

#AECBDF is a cool color.