All About Color #AEC9DB

#AEC9DB

About #AEC9DB

#AEC9DB is a light blue color with the hex code #AEC9DB. In RGB it is red 174, green 201, blue 219; in HSL it is hue 204°, saturation 38%, lightness 77%; in CMYK it is 21%, 8%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 1.72:1 on white and 12.18:1 on black.

#AEC9DB Color Conversion

Hex tripletAE, C9, DB
CMYK20.55%, 8.22%, 0.00%, 14.12%
RGB Decimal174, 201, 219
HSL204°, 38%, 77%
RGB Octal256, 311, 333
HSV (HSB)204.00°, 20.55%, 85.88%
RGB Binary10101110, 11001001, 11011011
CIE-L*AB79.55, -5.21, -11.98
RGB Percent68.24%, 78.82%, 85.88%
CIE-L*CH79.55, 13.06, 246.50
XYZ51.13, 55.89, 75.11
CIE-L*UV79.55, -14.86, -17.70
xyY0.28, 0.31, 55.89
Hunter-Lab74.76, -8.74, -7.24
RYB68.24%, 74.85%, 85.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AEC9DB on a dark background: contrast 12.18:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#AEC9DB on a light background: contrast 1.72:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AEC9DB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#AEC9DB · #EDF3F7 · #6F9EBE · #DBC0AE · #F7F1ED

Analogous palette

#AEDBC0 · #AEDBD6 · #AEC9DB · #AEB3DB · #C0AEDB

Triadic palette

#AEC9DB · #DBAEC9 · #C9DBAE · #EDF3F7 · #F7EDF3

Tetradic palette

#AEC9DB · #D6AEDB · #DBC0AE · #B3DBAE · #6F9EBE

Monochromatic palette

#4A81A5 · #79A5C3 · #AEC9DB · #E3ECF2 · #EDF3F7

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