#AECDF9#AECDF9
#AECDF9 is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.595; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.070 H 257.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AECDF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 205, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 86%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 30%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.1%, 17.7%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.56, -0.42, -24.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.56, 24.97, 269.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.07% -0.0157 -0.0686) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.07% 0.07 257.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.3808, 59.4987, 98.1179) |
| Luminance | 0.5950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 1.00
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 3.43
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.08
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.25
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.39
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AECDF9 #F9DAAE
analogous
#AEF2F9 #AECDF9 #B4AEF9
triadic
#AECDF9 #F9AECD #CDF9AE
tetradic
#AECDF9 #F9AEF2 #F9DAAE #AEF9B4
square
#AECDF9 #F9AEF2 #F9DAAE #AEF9B4
split-complementary
#AECDF9 #F9B4AE #F2F9AE
monochromatic
#3C87F1 #75AAF5 #AECDF9 #E3EDFD #E3EDFD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#AECDF9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.90
#AECDF9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AECDF9
12.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AECDF9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AECDF9 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.90 | 12.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BECFFB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6C7F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98D6DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aecdf9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 205, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.070 257.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7dcfb',
500: '#aecdf9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aecdf9; $custom-light: #c7dcfb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aecdf9",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 205,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.2,
"s": 86.207,
"l": 82.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84066,
"c": 0.07039,
"h": 257.1
},
"luminance": 0.59501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AECDF9
secondary
#DCAF70
accent
#8603E3
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFF
border
#D2D4D7
text
#131517
muted
#828485