#AEC2E2#AEC2E2
#AEC2E2 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.531; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.050 H 259.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC2E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 194, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 47%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 23%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 14.2%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.92, 0.07, -18.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.92, 18.18, 270.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.95% -0.0089 -0.0496) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.95% 0.05 259.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.4712, 53.0718, 79.5215) |
| Luminance | 0.5307 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.14
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 2.84
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.70
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.07
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.89
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC2E2 #E2CEAE
analogous
#AEDCE2 #AEC2E2 #B4AEE2
triadic
#AEC2E2 #E2AEC2 #C2E2AE
tetradic
#AEC2E2 #E2AEDC #E2CEAE #AEE2B4
square
#AEC2E2 #E2AEDC #E2CEAE #AEE2B4
split-complementary
#AEC2E2 #E2B4AE #DCE2AE
monochromatic
#547EC2 #81A0D2 #AEC2E2 #DBE4F2 #E8EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#AEC2E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.61
#AEC2E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC2E2
11.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC2E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC2E2 | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.61 | 11.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8C3E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2BEE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1C9CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec2e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 194, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.050 259.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7d4eb',
500: '#aec2e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec2e2; $custom-light: #c7d4eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec2e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 194,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.923,
"s": 47.273,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80951,
"c": 0.0504,
"h": 259.8
},
"luminance": 0.53073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC2E2
secondary
#BBA279
accent
#832BBB
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFD
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131416
muted
#828384