#AEC6EF#AEC6EF
#AEC6EF is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.064 H 261.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC6EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 198, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 67%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 27%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.2%, 17.2%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.40, 0.94, -22.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.40, 22.95, 272.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.25% -0.0098 -0.0629) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.25% 0.064 261.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2253, 55.6171, 89.5754) |
| Luminance | 0.5562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 3.33
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.90
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.18
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.52
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.59
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC6EF #EFD7AE
analogous
#AEE6EF #AEC6EF #B6AEEF
triadic
#AEC6EF #EFAEC6 #C6EFAE
tetradic
#AEC6EF #EFAEE6 #EFD7AE #AEEFB6
square
#AEC6EF #EFAEE6 #EFD7AE #AEEFB6
split-complementary
#AEC6EF #EFB6AE #E6EFAE
monochromatic
#487EDB #7BA2E5 #AEC6EF #E1EAF9 #E5EDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#AEC6EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.12
#AEC6EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC6EF
12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC6EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC6EF | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.12 | 12.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8C8F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2C2EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9CCED3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec6ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 198, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.064 261.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7d7f4',
500: '#aec6ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec6ef; $custom-light: #c7d7f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec6ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 198,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.846,
"s": 67.01,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82252,
"c": 0.06364,
"h": 261.1
},
"luminance": 0.55619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC6EF
secondary
#CDAC74
accent
#8B17CF
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#131417
muted
#828385