#AEC9FA#AEC9FA
#AEC9FA is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.577; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.075 H 262.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC9FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 201, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 88%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 30%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.4%, 19.6%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.56, 1.96, -27.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.56, 27.11, 274.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.29% -0.0102 -0.0744) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.29% 0.075 262.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5925, 57.6720, 98.6266) |
| Luminance | 0.5767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 2.59
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.03
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.85
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.76
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.01
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC9FA #FADFAE
analogous
#AEEFFA #AEC9FA #B9AEFA
triadic
#AEC9FA #FAAEC9 #C9FAAE
tetradic
#AEC9FA #FAAEEF #FADFAE #AEFAB9
square
#AEC9FA #FAAEEF #FADFAE #AEFAB9
split-complementary
#AEC9FA #FAB9AE #EFFAAE
monochromatic
#3B7CF3 #74A3F6 #AEC9FA #E2ECFD #E2ECFD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#AEC9FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.53
#AEC9FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC9FA
12.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC9FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC9FA | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.53 | 12.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9CCFC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1C5F9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98D3D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec9fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 201, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.075 262.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7d9fc',
500: '#aec9fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec9fa; $custom-light: #c7d9fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec9fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 201,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.684,
"s": 88.372,
"l": 83.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83287,
"c": 0.07514,
"h": 262.2
},
"luminance": 0.57674
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC9FA
secondary
#DDB66F
accent
#9401E5
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFF
border
#D2D4D7
text
#131417
muted
#828385