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#AEC2FF closest to Pastel Blue

#AEC2FF 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, 76.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(174, 194, 255)). Its HSL value is 225° hue, 100% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #AEC2FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.96:1.

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Variations of #AEC2FF

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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#AEC2FF 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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#AEC2FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEC2FF 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 #A8C0FE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFC7FF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEC5FF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8C0FE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAC1FE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #97CED7
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A7C7EE
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEC3D4

#AEC2FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.76:1 Very poor#AEC2FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.96:1 Very good#AEC2FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEC2FF in CSS

/* Pastel Blue */
.color { color: #AEC2FF; }
.background { background-color: #AEC2FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEC2FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 194 255);
color: hsl(225 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.821 0.089 270.3);

#AEC2FF FAQ

What color is #AEC2FF?

#AEC2FF 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 #AEC2FF?

#AEC2FF is rgb(174, 194, 255) in RGB, hsl(225, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 24%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEC2FF?

The complementary color of #AEC2FF is #FFEBAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEC2FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEC2FF: 11.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEC2FF a warm or cool color?

#AEC2FF is a cool color.