#AEC7EF Color

#AEC7EF is rgb(174, 199, 239) in RGB, hsl(217, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 17%, 0%, 6%) 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 4.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEC7EF

HEX#AEC7EF

RGBrgb(174, 199, 239)

HSLhsl(217, 67%, 81%)

HSVhsv(217, 27%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 17%, 0%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.063 259.7)

LABlab(79.38% -2.07 -22.85)

LCHlch(79.38% 22.94 264.83)

What #AEC7EF 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 #AEC7EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 4.62 Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 5.2 Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.55 Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 7.83 Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 9.91 Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 10.09

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#AEC7EF Channel Values

How #AEC7EF 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 199 · B 239	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 217° · S 67% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 217° · S 27% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 27% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.72:1 vs white · 12.22:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEC7EF 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEC7EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEC7EF; 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 #AEC7EF

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 #AEC7EF 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#AEC7EF

Protanopia#C3C3EF

Protanomaly#BBC5EF

Deuteranopia#BFBFF0

Deuteranomaly#B9C2EF

Tritanopia#A7CDCD

Tritanomaly#AACADB

Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

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Using #AEC7EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aec7ef: #AEC7EF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEC7EF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aec7ef': '#AEC7EF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.780, blue: 0.937)

Android XML<color name="color_aec7ef">#AEC7EF</color>

SVG fillfill="#AEC7EF"

More Blue Colors

#AEC7EF 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

#AEC7EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEC7EF?

#AEC7EF is a lightest blue — rgb(174, 199, 239) in RGB and hsl(217, 67%, 81%) 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 4.62.

What is the RGB value of #AEC7EF?

#AEC7EF is rgb(174, 199, 239) — red 174, green 199, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEC7EF?

#AEC7EF converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 17%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEC7EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEC7EF scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEC7EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEC7EF 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 7.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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