#AEC4FC#AEC4FC
#AEC4FC is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 82.4% C 0.083 H 267.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC4FC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 196, 252) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 93%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 31%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31%, 22.2%, 0%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.33, 5.14, -29.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.33, 30.42, 279.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.35% -0.003 -0.0828) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.35% 0.083 267.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.7612, 55.5048, 99.9048) |
| Luminance | 0.5551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.60
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.41
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.15
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.52
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.67
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC4FC #FCE6AE
analogous
#AEEBFC #AEC4FC #BFAEFC
triadic
#AEC4FC #FCAEC4 #C4FCAE
tetradic
#AEC4FC #FCAEEB #FCE6AE #AEFCBF
square
#AEC4FC #FCAEEB #FCE6AE #AEFCBF
split-complementary
#AEC4FC #FCBFAE #EBFCAE
monochromatic
#386EF8 #7399FA #AEC4FC #E1EAFE #E1EAFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#AEC4FC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.10
#AEC4FC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC4FC
12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC4FC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC4FC | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.10 | 12.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2C8FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABC1FB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98CFD7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec4fc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 196, 252); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.4% 0.083 267.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8d5fd',
500: '#aec4fc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec4fc; $custom-light: #c8d5fd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec4fc",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 196,
"b": 252
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.077,
"s": 92.857,
"l": 83.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82353,
"c": 0.08282,
"h": 267.9
},
"luminance": 0.55507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC4FC
secondary
#E0C06E
accent
#A500E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFF
border
#D2D4D7
text
#131417
muted
#828385