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#AEC0FA closest to Pastel Blue

#AEC0FA is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Pastel Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 75.3% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(174, 192, 250)). Its HSL value is 226° hue, 88% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #AEC0FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.72:1.

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Variations of #AEC0FA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AEC0FA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AEC0FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEC0FA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8BFF9
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEC5FD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEC3FC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8BFF9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AABFF9
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #99CBD4
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A7C5EA
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDC1D1

#AEC0FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#AEC0FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.72:1 Very good#AEC0FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEC0FA in CSS

/* Pastel Blue */
.color { color: #AEC0FA; }
.background { background-color: #AEC0FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEC0FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 192 250);
color: hsl(226 88% 83%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.085 271.1);

#AEC0FA FAQ

What color is #AEC0FA?

#AEC0FA is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Pastel Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AEC0FA?

#AEC0FA is rgb(174, 192, 250) in RGB, hsl(226, 88%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 23%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEC0FA?

The complementary color of #AEC0FA is #FAE8AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEC0FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEC0FA: 11.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEC0FA a warm or cool color?

#AEC0FA is a cool color.