#AEC4FF#AEC4FF
#AEC4FF is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.557; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.087 H 268.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC4FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 196, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 100%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 32%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.8%, 23.1%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.44, 5.88, -31.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.44, 31.96, 280.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.47% -0.0021 -0.0868) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.47% 0.087 268.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.2403, 55.6965, 102.4283) |
| Luminance | 0.5570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.46
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.47
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.31
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.52
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.95
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC4FF #FFE9AE
analogous
#AEEDFF #AEC4FF #C1AEFF
triadic
#AEC4FF #FFAEC4 #C4FFAE
tetradic
#AEC4FF #FFAEED #FFE9AE #AEFFC1
square
#AEC4FF #FFAEED #FFE9AE #AEFFC1
split-complementary
#AEC4FF #FFC1AE #EDFFAE
monochromatic
#346BFF #7197FF #AEC4FF #E0E9FF #E0E9FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#AEC4FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.14
#AEC4FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC4FF
12.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC4FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC4FF | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.14 | 12.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1C9FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAC2FE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97D0D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec4ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 196, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.087 268.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8d5ff',
500: '#aec4ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec4ff; $custom-light: #c8d5ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec4ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 196,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.704,
"s": 100,
"l": 84.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82474,
"c": 0.08687,
"h": 268.6
},
"luminance": 0.55699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC4FF
secondary
#E5C46C
accent
#A700E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFF
border
#D2D4D7
text
#131418
muted
#828386