Information about #AEC9DF color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AEC9DF is a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Time Out (#AAC2E3) and Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(174, 201, 223)), which gives #AEC9DF its character. If you plan to put text on a #AEC9DF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AEC9DF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#AEC9DF color variations
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#AEC9DF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AEC9DF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AEC9DF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AEC9DF color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AEC9DF color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AEC9DF color
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Nearest named colors to #AEC9DF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B0C4DE
#AAC2E3
#ACC2D9
#B7C9E2
#B3C4D8
#AEC9EB
#AFBDD9
#A4D2E0
#B8C4E7
#B2CFD3
#AFC0EA
#BCC6DF
#AEC9DF color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AEC9DF
- RGB174, 201, 223
- CMYK19, 9, 0, 13
- CSSrgb(174, 201, 223)
- HSL207°, 43%, 78%
- HSL Precise206.939°, 43.363%, 77.843%
- HSV207°, 22%, 87%
- HSB207°, 22%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.788, 0.875)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.788, 0.875, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.788, 0.875)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAEC9DF
- DECIMAL ID11454943
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
