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#AEC1FF Color

#AEC1FF is rgb(174, 193, 255) in RGB, hsl(226, 100%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 24%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEC1FF
HEX#AEC1FF
RGBrgb(174, 193, 255)
HSLhsl(226, 100%, 84%)
HSVhsv(226, 32%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 24%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.09 271.1)
LABlab(78.29% 3.92 -33.02)
LCHlch(78.29% 33.25 276.77)

What #AEC1FF 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 #AEC1FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.18Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.12Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 11.09Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 11.6Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 14.3Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 14.48

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

#AEC1FF Channel Values

How #AEC1FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 193 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 100% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 32% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEC1FF 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEC1FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEC1FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEC1FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEC1FF
Complementary
#FFECAD
Analogous
#ADE9FF
Analogous
#C3ADFF
Triadic
#FFADC0
Triadic
#C0FFAD
Split comp.
#FFC3AD
Split comp.
#E9FFAD

Tints & Shades of #AEC1FF

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

#B8C8FF
#C2D0FF
#CCD8FF
#D6E0FF
#E0E8FF
#EBEFFF

Shades

#7595FF
#3867FF
#003BFF
#002DC2
#00208A
#00124D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEC1FF.

How #AEC1FF 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#AEC1FF
Protanopia#BEBEFF
Protanomaly#B8BFFF
Deuteranopia#BBBBFF
Deuteranomaly#B6BDFF
Tritanopia#A3CACA
Tritanomaly#A7C7E1
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEC1FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aec1ff: #AEC1FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEC1FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aec1ff': '#AEC1FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.757, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_aec1ff">#AEC1FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEC1FF"

More Blue Colors

#AEC1FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEC1FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEC1FF?

#AEC1FF is a lightest blue — rgb(174, 193, 255) in RGB and hsl(226, 100%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.18.

What is the RGB value of #AEC1FF?

#AEC1FF is rgb(174, 193, 255) — red 174, green 193, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEC1FF?

#AEC1FF converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 24%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEC1FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEC1FF scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEC1FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEC1FF 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 lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 18.79, which is visibly different.

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