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#aec4df

a light, soft blue · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
174, 196, 223
HSL
213°, 43%, 78%
CMYK
22, 12, 0, 13
Luminance
0.5381

Every format

HEX#aec4df
RGBrgb(174, 196, 223)
HSLhsl(213, 43%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(78.3 -1.7 -15.9)
LCHlch(78.3 16.0 264.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.813 0.045 253.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #aec4df;
background-color: #aec4df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#aec4df] bg-[#aec4df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #aec4df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.682, green: 0.769, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#aec4df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#aec4df on white: 1.79:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#aec4df on black: 11.76:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red68.2%
Green76.9%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.0%
Magenta12.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#aec4df text on a black background

contrast 11.76:1

Card sample

#aec4df text on a white background

contrast 1.79:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #aec4df;
Background color
Panel with #aec4df background
background-color: #aec4df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #aec4df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(174, 196, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(174, 196, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #aec4df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec4df, #B9AEDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #aec4df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #aec4df in the Color Lab