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#AEC8D0

#aec8d0 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aec8d0 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 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.35% cyan, 3.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 194.12°, with 26.56% saturation and 74.9% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 1.03.

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Relative luminance0.5486

Complementary

  1. #aec8d0
  2. #d0b6ae

Split complementary

  1. #aec8d0
  2. #d0aeb7
  3. #d0c7ae

Analogous

  1. #aed0c7
  2. #aec8d0
  3. #aeb7d0

Triadic

  1. #aec8d0
  2. #d0aec8
  3. #c8d0ae

Tetradic

  1. #aec8d0
  2. #b6aed0
  3. #d0b6ae
  4. #c8d0ae

Square

  1. #aec8d0
  2. #c7aed0
  3. #d0b6ae
  4. #b7d0ae

Monochromatic

  1. #548391
  2. #7ea7b4
  3. #aec8d0
  4. #dee9ec
  5. #f2f6f8

Shades

#aec8d0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec8d0
  2. #9db4bb
  3. #8ba0a6
  4. #7a8c92
  5. #68787d
  6. #576468
  7. #465053
  8. #343c3e
  9. #23282a
  10. #111415
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec8d0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec8d0
  2. #b6ced5
  3. #bed3d9
  4. #c6d9de
  5. #cedee3
  6. #d7e4e8
  7. #dfe9ec
  8. #e7eff1
  9. #eff4f6
  10. #f7fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec8d0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec8d0
  2. #a9c1c8
  3. #a5bac0
  4. #a0b2b8
  5. #9cabb0
  6. #97a4a8
  7. #929da0
  8. #8e9698
  9. #898e90
  10. #858788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbc5c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c6d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc2d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5cbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc7d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7c4d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8cacd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec8d0 {
  color: #aec8d0;
}
Background
.bg-aec8d0 {
  background-color: #aec8d0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec8d0 {
  border: 2px solid #aec8d0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec8d0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 200 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 27% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec8d0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec8d0, #aeb7d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec8d0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 200 208 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 1.03 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.34 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.60 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 5.75 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.42 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.78 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.90 #51372f Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#aec8d0  rgb(174, 200, 208)  hsl(194, 27%, 75%)  Pastel Blue
#d0b6ae  rgb(208, 182, 174)  hsl(14, 27%, 75%)  Silver Pink
#d0aec8  rgb(208, 174, 200)  hsl(314, 27%, 75%)  Lilac
#c8d0ae  rgb(200, 208, 174)  hsl(74, 27%, 75%)  Sage