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#AECEF4 Color

#AECEF4 is rgb(174, 206, 244) in RGB, hsl(213, 76%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 16%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AECEF4
HEX#AECEF4
RGBrgb(174, 206, 244)
HSLhsl(213, 76%, 82%)
HSVhsv(213, 29%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 16%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.064 252.9)
LABlab(81.37% -4.62 -22.51)
LCHlch(81.37% 22.98 258.40)

What #AECEF4 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 #AECEF4, 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.

#AECEF4 Channel Values

How #AECEF4 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 206 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 76% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 29% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AECEF4 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AECEF4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AECEF4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AECEF4; 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 #AECEF4

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 #AECEF4.

How #AECEF4 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#AECEF4
Protanopia#C9C9F4
Protanomaly#BFCBF4
Deuteranopia#C4C4F5
Deuteranomaly#BCC8F4
Tritanopia#A7D3D3
Tritanomaly#AAD1E1
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AECEF4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aecef4: #AECEF4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AECEF4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aecef4': '#AECEF4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.808, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_aecef4">#AECEF4</color>
SVG fillfill="#AECEF4"

More Blue Colors

#AECEF4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AECEF4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AECEF4?

#AECEF4 is a lightest blue — rgb(174, 206, 244) in RGB and hsl(213, 76%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.26.

What is the RGB value of #AECEF4?

#AECEF4 is rgb(174, 206, 244) — red 174, green 206, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AECEF4?

#AECEF4 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 16%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AECEF4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AECEF4 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AECEF4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AECEF4 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 7.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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