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#AECAFE Color

#AECAFE is rgb(174, 202, 254) in RGB, hsl(219, 98%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AECAFE
HEX#AECAFE
RGBrgb(174, 202, 254)
HSLhsl(219, 98%, 84%)
HSVhsv(219, 31%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.079 262.6)
LABlab(80.61% -0.79 -28.96)
LCHlch(80.61% 28.97 268.43)

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

Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 8.14Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 9.67Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.76Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 11.73Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 12.79Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 13.13

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

#AECAFE Channel Values

How #AECAFE 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 202 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 98% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 31% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AECAFE 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #AECAFE

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

Base
#AECAFE
Complementary
#FEE2AE
Analogous
#AEF2FE
Analogous
#BAAEFE
Triadic
#FEAECA
Triadic
#CAFEAE
Split comp.
#FEBAAE
Split comp.
#F2FEAE

Tints & Shades of #AECAFE

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

#B8D1FE
#C2D7FE
#CDDEFE
#D7E5FF
#E1EBFF
#EBF2FF

Shades

#77A6FE
#3A7EFD
#035AFC
#0244C0
#013188
#011B4C

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

How #AECAFE 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#AECAFE
Protanopia#C6C6FE
Protanomaly#BDC7FE
Deuteranopia#C1C1FF
Deuteranomaly#BAC5FE
Tritanopia#A4D2D2
Tritanomaly#A8CFE5
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AECAFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aecafe: #AECAFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AECAFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aecafe': '#AECAFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.792, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_aecafe">#AECAFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AECAFE"

More Blue Colors

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

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#AECAFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AECAFE?

#AECAFE is a lightest blue — rgb(174, 202, 254) in RGB and hsl(219, 98%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #AECAFE?

#AECAFE is rgb(174, 202, 254) — red 174, green 202, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AECAFE?

#AECAFE converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AECAFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AECAFE scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AECAFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AECAFE 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 13.7, which is visibly different.

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