#aebdee Color Information

#aebdee Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #aebdee. In RGB, it consists of 68.2% Red, 74.1% Green, and 93.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 26.9% Cyan, 20.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 225.9°, with saturation of 65.3% and lightness of 80.8%. The decimal value for #aebdee is 11451886, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99ccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aebdee is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#aebdee Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color174, 189, 238 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color68.2%, 74.1%, 93.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.318, 0.259, 0.067 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.269, 0.206, 0, 0.067 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color225.9°, 65.3%, 80.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color225.9°, 26.9%, 93.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color51.086, 51.567, 88.150 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color174, 186, 238 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11451886 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.021, 5.575, -26.021 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.021, 26.611, 282.093 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.021, -10.217, -42.232 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color71.810, 1.317, -22.514 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.268, 0.270, 51.567 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289641966 / 0xffaebdee Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99ccff Copy
Last Updated: March 18, 2025

Shades of #aebdee

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aebdee, its pure hue is 225.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.3%, and its lightness is 80.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #aebdee, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16181e to #98a5d0.

Tints of #aebdee

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aebdee, its pure hue is 225.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.3%, and its lightness is 80.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #aebdee, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b8c5f0 to #f5f7fd.

Tones of #aebdee

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aebdee, its pure hue is 225.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #aebdee, which range from #cecece (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #9db4ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #aebdee

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aebdee! For #aebdee, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #aebdee. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #aebdee

This color, #aebdee, consists of 68.2% Red, 74.1% Green, and 93.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 174, Green = 189, Blue = 238. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aebdee is 26.9% Cyan, 20.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R68.2%
C26.9%
G74.1%
M20.6%
B93.3%
Y0.0%
K6.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 174 189 238
Octal 256 275 356
Hexa #ae #bd #ee
Binary 10101110 10111101 11101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 26 20 0 6
Octal 32 24 0 6
Hexa #1a #14 #00 #06
Binary 00011010 00010100 00000000 00000110

Analogous Colors of #aebdee

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aebdee — which has hue 225.9° — its analogous colors are located at 195.9° and 255.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aebdee.

Triadic Colors of #aebdee

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #aebdee — which has hue 225.9° — its triadic colors are located at 105.9° and 345.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aebdee.

Complementary Color of #aebdee

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aebdee — which has hue 225.9° — its complementary color is located at 45.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aebdee.

Split Complementary Colors of #aebdee

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #aebdee — which has hue 225.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 15.9° and 225.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aebdee.

Tetradic Colors of #aebdee

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #aebdee — which has hue 225.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 135.9°, 225.9°, 315.9°, and 45.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aebdee.

Monochromatic Colors of #aebdee

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aebdee, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #92a3d9 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d2dcfb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aebdee

We want to make getting started with #aebdee on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aebdee into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aebdee can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #aebdee with other HTML elements.

#aebdee Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #aebdee.
<span style="color: #aebdee;">The color of this text is #aebdee.</span>

#aebdee Background Color

The background color for this text is #aebdee.
<div style="background-color: #aebdee; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aebdee.</div>

#aebdee Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #aebdee.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aebdee;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aebdee.</span>

#aebdee Border Color

This is a div with border color #aebdee.
<div style="border: #aebdee 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aebdee.</div>

#aebdee Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #aebdee on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aebdee; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aebdee on a white background.</div></div>

#aebdee Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #aebdee on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aebdee; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aebdee on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #aebdee to White

This is a gradient from #aebdee to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aebdee,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aebdee,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aebdee,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aebdee,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aebdee to white.</div>

Gradient from #aebdee to Black

This is a gradient from #aebdee to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aebdee,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aebdee,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aebdee,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aebdee,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aebdee to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #aebdee

In addition to using #aebdee on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #aebdee in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aebdee, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 174, Green = 189, Blue = 238). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aebdee in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #aebdee
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(174, 189, 238)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #aebdee; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #aebdee; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #aebdee; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(174, 189, 238);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#aebdee")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:174, green:189, blue:238, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:174 green:189 blue:238 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(174f, 189f, 238f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(174, 189, 238);
 

#aebdee Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #aebdee the same way. For those with color blindness, #aebdee might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aebdee looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aebdee is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #aebdee looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #aebdee will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #aebdee is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text