#AEAEEF Color

#AEAEEF is rgb(174, 174, 239) in RGB, hsl(240, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEAEEF

HEX#AEAEEF

RGBrgb(174, 174, 239)

HSLhsl(240, 67%, 81%)

HSVhsv(240, 27%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.092 284)

LABlab(72.89% 10.66 -32.72)

LCHlch(72.89% 34.41 288.04)

What #AEAEEF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AEAEEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 3.74 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.27 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.91 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 11.4 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 13.23 Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 14.13

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#AEAEEF Channel Values

How #AEAEEF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 174 · G 174 · B 239	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 67% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 240° · S 27% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 27% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.08:1 vs white · 10.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEAEEF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEAEEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEAEEF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AEAEEF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEAEEF.

How #AEAEEF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AEAEEF

Protanopia#AEAEEF

Protanomaly#AEAEEF

Deuteranopia#AEAEEF

Deuteranomaly#AEAEEF

Tritanopia#A3B8B8

Tritanomaly#A8B4D0

Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #AEAEEF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aeaeef: #AEAEEF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEAEEF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeaeef': '#AEAEEF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.682, blue: 0.937)

Android XML<color name="color_aeaeef">#AEAEEF</color>

SVG fillfill="#AEAEEF"

More Blue Colors

#AEAEEF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

aeb8c2 add9ff afa3f5 adadff b0c4de acace6 b3b3ff abcdef b6cdf6 abc7de b6e1fc abb5bf d1ccef eef2ff 0000b3 006699 098bdc 18187b 23297a 3333cc 45556c 5b92e5 71a6d2 8ba8b7

#AEAEEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEAEEF?

#AEAEEF is a lightest blue — rgb(174, 174, 239) in RGB and hsl(240, 67%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.74.

What is the RGB value of #AEAEEF?

#AEAEEF is rgb(174, 174, 239) — red 174, green 174, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEAEEF?

#AEAEEF converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEAEEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEAEEF scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEAEEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEAEEF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 22.34, which is visibly different.

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