#AEC6F5
Closest named color: Baby Blue (#A2CFFE). oklch(82.5% 0.071 263.7), rgb(174, 198, 245).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (12.19:1).
About this color
#AEC6F5 is a light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 82%, its chroma 0.071 and its hue 264°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Baby Blue (#A2CFFE), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.19:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | light (82%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.071) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Baby Blue (#A2CFFE) |
| Black text | 12.19:1 |
| White text | 1.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AEC6F5 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 198, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 78%, 82%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.5% 0.071 263.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AEC6F5 | 1.72:1 | Fails | Lc -34.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #AEC6F5 | 12.19:1 | AAA | Lc 72.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AEC6F5 text on white | 1.72:1 | Fails | Lc 31.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AEC6F5 text on black | 12.19:1 | AAA | Lc -71.7 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F2F6FC
oklch(97.2% 0.009 258.3)
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Step 100
100
#E3EAF8
oklch(93.6% 0.02 264.5)
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Step 200
200
#CCDAF4
oklch(88.6% 0.039 262.9)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#AEC6F5
oklch(82.5% 0.071 263.7)
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Step 400
400
#7C9FE8
oklch(70.6% 0.114 264.1)
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Step 500
500
#5B86E1
oklch(63.2% 0.145 263.7)
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Step 600
600
#416DCF
oklch(55.5% 0.159 263.8)
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Step 700
700
#335BB3
oklch(49.1% 0.147 263.5)
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Step 800
800
#2B4B91
oklch(42.8% 0.122 263.6)
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Step 900
900
#263F74
oklch(37.7% 0.096 263.5)
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Step 950
950
#172544
oklch(27% 0.061 264.4)
#AEC6F5 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #B7C9F7 | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B0C2F4 | 0.010 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9ACFD6 | 0.063 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C5C5C5 | 0.071 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AEC6F5
#AEC6F5
oklch(82.5% 0.071 263.7)
- #DCC291
#DCC291
oklch(82.4% 0.071 83)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #AEC6F5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Baby Blue #A2CFFE ΔE 0.025
- Light Periwinkle #C1C6FC ΔE 0.027
- Pastel Blue #A2BFFE ΔE 0.030
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.032
- Light Blue Grey #B7C9E2 ΔE 0.032
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.039
- Light Sky Blue #87CEFA ΔE 0.045
- Sky #82CAFC ΔE 0.048
Use #AEC6F5 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.