#AED3E8#AED3E8
#AED3E8 is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.614; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.049 H 233.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AED3E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 211, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 56%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 25%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 9.1%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.60, -7.56, -14.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.60, 16.22, 242.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.7% -0.0295 -0.0391) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.7% 0.049 233) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.3111, 61.4114, 85.2676) |
| Luminance | 0.6141 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 3.91
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 4.57
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.05
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.09
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.16
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AED3E8 #E8C3AE
analogous
#AEE8E0 #AED3E8 #AEB6E8
triadic
#AED3E8 #E8AED3 #D3E8AE
tetradic
#AED3E8 #E0AEE8 #E8C3AE #B6E8AE
square
#AED3E8 #E0AEE8 #E8C3AE #B6E8AE
split-complementary
#AED3E8 #E8AEB6 #E8E0AE
monochromatic
#4F9FCD #7EB9DA #AED3E8 #DEEDF6 #E7F2F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#AED3E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.28
#AED3E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AED3E8
13.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AED3E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AED3E8 | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.28 | 13.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9D1E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1CBE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9DD9DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aed3e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 211, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.049 233.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7e0ef',
500: '#aed3e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aed3e8; $custom-light: #c7e0ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aed3e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 211,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.724,
"s": 55.769,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84699,
"c": 0.04894,
"h": 233
},
"luminance": 0.61413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AED3E8
secondary
#C39377
accent
#5D22C3
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FCFE
border
#D2D5D6
text
#131516
muted
#828485