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#AECCFA Color

#AECCFA is rgb(174, 204, 250) in RGB, hsl(216, 88%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 18%, 0%, 2%) 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 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AECCFA
HEX#AECCFA
RGBrgb(174, 204, 250)
HSLhsl(216, 88%, 83%)
HSVhsv(216, 30%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 18%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.072 258.8)
LABlab(81.02% -2.54 -26.22)
LCHlch(81.02% 26.35 264.48)

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

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

#AECCFA Channel Values

How #AECCFA 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 204 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 88% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 30% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AECCFA 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #AECCFA

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AECCFA

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 #AECCFA.

How #AECCFA 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#AECCFA
Protanopia#C7C7FA
Protanomaly#BEC9FA
Deuteranopia#C3C3FB
Deuteranomaly#BBC7FA
Tritanopia#A5D3D3
Tritanomaly#A9D0E3
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AECCFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeccfa: #AECCFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AECCFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeccfa': '#AECCFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.800, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_aeccfa">#AECCFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AECCFA"

More Blue Colors

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

#AECCFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AECCFA?

#AECCFA is a lightest blue — rgb(174, 204, 250) in RGB and hsl(216, 88%, 83%) 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 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #AECCFA?

#AECCFA is rgb(174, 204, 250) — red 174, green 204, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AECCFA?

#AECCFA converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 18%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AECCFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AECCFA scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AECCFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AECCFA 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 11.14, which is visibly different.

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