Palettes / Colors / #AECCFE

#AECCFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#AECCFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#AECCFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FEE1AE; it also sits naturally between #AEF4FE and #B9AEFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AECCFE

.text { color: #AECCFE; }
.background { background-color: #AECCFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AECCFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 204, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(218, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AECCFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 204, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AECCFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 204, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AECCFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AECCFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEE1AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AECCFE: #000000.

How #AECCFE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AECCFE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AECCFD  ·  #AECCFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AECCFE?

#AECCFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 204, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AECCFE?

#AECCFE is RGB 174, 204, 254 — HSL 218°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #AECCFE?

Its complement is #FEE1AE; analogous partners are #AEF4FE and #B9AEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AECCFE for text?

Black text on #AECCFE has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.