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#AECDEE Andromeda Blue

#AECDEE is a light, muted blue named Andromeda Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 80.4% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(174, 205, 238)). Its HSL value is 211° hue, 65% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #AECDEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.77:1.

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Variations of #AECDEE

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

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

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B9C7ED
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1CDF0
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCCDEF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9C7ED
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6C9EE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9CD4D8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A8D0E4
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3CAD4

#AECDEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.64:1 Very poor#AECDEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.77:1 Super#AECDEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AECDEE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 205 238);
color: hsl(211 65% 81%);
color: oklch(0.837 0.057 250.1);

#AECDEE FAQ

What color is #AECDEE?

#AECDEE is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Andromeda Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AECDEE?

#AECDEE is rgb(174, 205, 238) in RGB, hsl(211, 65%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AECDEE?

The complementary color of #AECDEE is #EECFAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AECDEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #AECDEE: 12.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AECDEE a warm or cool color?

#AECDEE is a cool color.