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#AEC4E7 closest to Sky High

#AEC4E7 is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Sky High. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 76.9% green and 90.6% blue (rgb(174, 196, 231)). Its HSL value is 217° hue, 54% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #AEC4E7 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.85:1.

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Variations of #AEC4E7

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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#AEC4E7 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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#AEC4E7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEC4E7 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 #B3C0E6
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C6E9
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5C5E8
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3C0E6
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2C2E7
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9FCBCF
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9C7DD
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEC3CC

#AEC4E7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#AEC4E7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.85:1 Very good#AEC4E7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEC4E7 in CSS

/* Sky High */
.color { color: #AEC4E7; }
.background { background-color: #AEC4E7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEC4E7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 196 231);
color: hsl(217 54% 79%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.055 259.6);

#AEC4E7 FAQ

What color is #AEC4E7?

#AEC4E7 is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Sky High. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AEC4E7?

#AEC4E7 is rgb(174, 196, 231) in RGB, hsl(217, 54%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEC4E7?

The complementary color of #AEC4E7 is #E7D1AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEC4E7?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEC4E7: 11.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEC4E7 a warm or cool color?

#AEC4E7 is a cool color.