#AECBED#AECBED
#AECBED is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.057 H 252.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AECBED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 203, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 64%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 27%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.6%, 14.3%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.64, -2.20, -19.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.64, 20.09, 263.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.21% -0.0171 -0.0546) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.21% 0.057 252.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.0932, 57.8231, 88.4152) |
| Luminance | 0.5783 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 2.55
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.23
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.50
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.95
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.02
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AECBED #EDD0AE
analogous
#AEEAED #AECBED #B0AEED
triadic
#AECBED #EDAECB #CBEDAE
tetradic
#AECBED #EDAEEA #EDD0AE #AEEDB0
square
#AECBED #EDAEEA #EDD0AE #AEEDB0
split-complementary
#AECBED #EDB0AE #EAEDAE
monochromatic
#4A8BD7 #7CABE2 #AECBED #E0EBF8 #E6EFF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#AECBED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.57
#AECBED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AECBED
12.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AECBED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AECBED | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.57 | 12.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFCCEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7C5EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9CD2D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aecbed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 203, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.057 252.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7daf2',
500: '#aecbed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aecbed; $custom-light: #c7daf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aecbed",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 203,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.381,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 80.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83207,
"c": 0.05725,
"h": 252.6
},
"luminance": 0.57825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AECBED
secondary
#CAA375
accent
#7A1ACB
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#131417
muted
#828385