#AEC5EA Color

#AEC5EA is rgb(174, 197, 234) in RGB, hsl(217, 59%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEC5EA

HEX#AEC5EA

RGBrgb(174, 197, 234)

HSLhsl(217, 59%, 80%)

HSVhsv(217, 26%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.058 259.9)

LABlab(78.71% -1.96 -21.19)

LCHlch(78.71% 21.28 264.70)

What #AEC5EA 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 #AEC5EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 4.51 Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.85 Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 5.92 Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 7.22 Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.61 Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.98

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

#AEC5EA Channel Values

How #AEC5EA 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 197 · B 234	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 217° · S 59% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 217° · S 26% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 26% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.75:1 vs white · 11.97:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEC5EA 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEC5EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEC5EA; 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

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #AEC5EA

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

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How #AEC5EA 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#AEC5EA

Protanopia#C1C1EA

Protanomaly#BAC3EA

Deuteranopia#BEBEEA

Deuteranomaly#B8C1EA

Tritanopia#A8CACA

Tritanomaly#AAC8D8

Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

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Using #AEC5EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aec5ea: #AEC5EA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEC5EA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aec5ea': '#AEC5EA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.773, blue: 0.918)

Android XML<color name="color_aec5ea">#AEC5EA</color>

SVG fillfill="#AEC5EA"

More Blue Colors

#AEC5EA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#AEC5EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEC5EA?

#AEC5EA is a lightest blue — rgb(174, 197, 234) in RGB and hsl(217, 59%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.51.

What is the RGB value of #AEC5EA?

#AEC5EA is rgb(174, 197, 234) — red 174, green 197, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEC5EA?

#AEC5EA converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEC5EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEC5EA scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEC5EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEC5EA 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 5.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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