Palettes / Colors / #AECEEA
#AECEEA — Light Blue
#AECEEA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #AECEEA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#AECEEA 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 #EACAAE; it also sits naturally between #AEEAE8 and #AEB0EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AECEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 206, 234 |
| HSL | 208°, 59%, 80% |
| HSV | 208°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 26%, 12%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 54.38, 59.08, 86.38 |
| Yxy | 59.08, 0.2721, 0.2956 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.34, -4.47, -17.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.86, -4.19, -17.66 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 81% · Blue 92%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AECEEA
.text { color: #AECEEA; }
.background { background-color: #AECEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AECEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 206, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AECEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 206, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AECEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 206, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AECEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AECEEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EACAAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AECEEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AECEEA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AECEEA: ·
How #AECEEA 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 #AECEEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AECEEA?
#AECEEA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 206, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AECEEA?
#AECEEA is RGB 174, 206, 234 — HSL 208°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 26%, 12%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #AECEEA?
Its complement is #EACAAE; analogous partners are #AEEAE8 and #AEB0EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AECEEA for text?
Black text on #AECEEA has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.