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#AEC8CE

#aec8ce ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aec8ce is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 78.43% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.53% cyan, 2.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 191.25°, with 24.62% saturation and 74.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 1.83.

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Relative luminance0.5476

Complementary

  1. #aec8ce
  2. #ceb4ae

Split complementary

  1. #aec8ce
  2. #ceaeb8
  3. #cec4ae

Analogous

  1. #aecec4
  2. #aec8ce
  3. #aeb8ce

Triadic

  1. #aec8ce
  2. #ceaec8
  3. #c8ceae

Tetradic

  1. #aec8ce
  2. #b4aece
  3. #ceb4ae
  4. #c8ceae

Square

  1. #aec8ce
  2. #c4aece
  3. #ceb4ae
  4. #b8ceae

Monochromatic

  1. #56838d
  2. #7ea8b1
  3. #aec8ce
  4. #dee8eb
  5. #f2f6f7

Shades

#aec8ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec8ce
  2. #9db4b9
  3. #8ba0a5
  4. #7a8c90
  5. #68787c
  6. #576467
  7. #465052
  8. #343c3e
  9. #232829
  10. #111415
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec8ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec8ce
  2. #b6ced3
  3. #bed3d8
  4. #c6d9dd
  5. #cedee2
  6. #d7e4e7
  7. #dfe9eb
  8. #e7eff0
  9. #eff4f5
  10. #f7fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec8ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec8ce
  2. #a9c1c6
  3. #a5babe
  4. #a0b2b7
  5. #9cabaf
  6. #97a4a7
  7. #929d9f
  8. #8e9697
  9. #898e90
  10. #858788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbc5c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc1ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5cbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc7ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8c4ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9cacb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec8ce {
  color: #aec8ce;
}
Background
.bg-aec8ce {
  background-color: #aec8ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec8ce {
  border: 2px solid #aec8ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec8ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 200 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 25% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec8ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec8ce, #aeb8ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec8ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 200 206 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 1.83 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.56 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.27 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.46 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.55 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.46 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.00 #513731 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#aec8ce  rgb(174, 200, 206)  hsl(191, 25%, 75%)  Pastel Blue
#ceb4ae  rgb(206, 180, 174)  hsl(11, 25%, 75%)  Silver Pink
#ceaec8  rgb(206, 174, 200)  hsl(311, 25%, 75%)  Thistle
#c8ceae  rgb(200, 206, 174)  hsl(71, 25%, 75%)  Sage