#AEC6EB#AEC6EB
#AEC6EB is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.554; OKLCH L 82.1% C 0.059 H 259.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC6EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 198, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 60%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 26%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26%, 15.7%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.26, 0.00, -20.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.26, 20.99, 270.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.1% -0.0112 -0.0574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.1% 0.059 259) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.6409, 55.3833, 86.4977) |
| Luminance | 0.5538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.20
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 3.39
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.61
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.54
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.60
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC6EB #EBD3AE
analogous
#AEE5EB #AEC6EB #B4AEEB
triadic
#AEC6EB #EBAEC6 #C6EBAE
tetradic
#AEC6EB #EBAEE5 #EBD3AE #AEEBB4
square
#AEC6EB #EBAEE5 #EBD3AE #AEEBB4
split-complementary
#AEC6EB #EBB4AE #E5EBAE
monochromatic
#4C81D3 #7DA3DF #AEC6EB #DFE9F7 #E6EEF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#AEC6EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.08
#AEC6EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC6EB
12.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC6EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC6EB | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.08 | 12.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAC8ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3C2EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9ECED2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec6eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 198, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.1% 0.059 259.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7d7f1',
500: '#aec6eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec6eb; $custom-light: #c7d7f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec6eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 198,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.393,
"s": 60.396,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82103,
"c": 0.05852,
"h": 259
},
"luminance": 0.55385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC6EB
secondary
#C7A776
accent
#851DC8
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#131416
muted
#828385