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#AECFD8

#aecfd8 ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aecfd8 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 81.18% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.44% cyan, 4.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 192.86°, with 35% saturation and 76.47% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.5858

Complementary

  1. #aecfd8
  2. #d8b7ae

Split complementary

  1. #aecfd8
  2. #d8aeba
  3. #d8ccae

Analogous

  1. #aed8cc
  2. #aecfd8
  3. #aebad8

Triadic

  1. #aecfd8
  2. #d8aecf
  3. #cfd8ae

Tetradic

  1. #aecfd8
  2. #b7aed8
  3. #d8b7ae
  4. #cfd8ae

Square

  1. #aecfd8
  2. #ccaed8
  3. #d8b7ae
  4. #bad8ae

Monochromatic

  1. #4d8ea0
  2. #7ab0bf
  3. #aecfd8
  4. #e2eef1
  5. #f1f7f8

Shades

#aecfd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aecfd8
  2. #9dbac2
  3. #8ba6ad
  4. #7a9197
  5. #687c82
  6. #57686c
  7. #465356
  8. #343e41
  9. #23292b
  10. #111516
  11. #000000

Tints

#aecfd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aecfd8
  2. #b6d4dc
  3. #bed9e0
  4. #c6dde4
  5. #cee2e8
  6. #d7e7ec
  7. #dfecef
  8. #e7f1f3
  9. #eff5f7
  10. #f7fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aecfd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aecfd8
  2. #a9c7cf
  3. #a5bfc6
  4. #a0b7be
  5. #9cafb5
  6. #97a8ac
  7. #92a0a3
  8. #8e989a
  9. #899092
  10. #858889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfcccf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8cdd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c7d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2d3d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beced8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bacad8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7d1d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aecfd8 {
  color: #aecfd8;
}
Background
.bg-aecfd8 {
  background-color: #aecfd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aecfd8 {
  border: 2px solid #aecfd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aecfd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 207 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 35% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aecfd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aecfd8, #aebad8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aecfd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 207 216 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.12 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 3.29 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 4.79 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.51 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.61 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.00 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.83 #513027 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#aecfd8  rgb(174, 207, 216)  hsl(193, 35%, 76%)  Light Blue
#d8b7ae  rgb(216, 183, 174)  hsl(13, 35%, 76%)  Zinnwaldite
#d8aecf  rgb(216, 174, 207)  hsl(313, 35%, 76%)  Lilac
#cfd8ae  rgb(207, 216, 174)  hsl(73, 35%, 76%)  Tea Green