#AEC6EF Hex Color

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Color Name

Light Steel Blue*

Hex Color Code

#AEC6EF

RGB Color Code

RGB(174, 198, 239)

CMYK Values*

27.2%, 17.2%, 0.0%, 6.3%

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#AEC6EF hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is AEC6EF?

The RGB color code for color number #AEC6EF is RGB(174, 198, 239). In the RGB color model, #AEC6EF has a red value of 174, a green value of 198, and a blue value of 239. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 27.2% cyan, 17.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 6.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 217.8° (degrees), 67.0 % saturation, and 81.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #AEC6EF has a hue of 217.8° (degrees), 27.2 % saturation and 93.7 % brightness/value.

Color AEC6EF is cool or warm?

Color AEC6EF is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #AEC6EF? (For interior and product design)

AEC6EF has an LRV of nearly 55.6. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#AEC6EF

LRV 55.6

Light Color

Compare LRV 55.6 of #AEC6EF with dark and light color

Is #AEC6EF Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color AEC6EF meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #AEC6EF color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #AEC6EF

Hex triplet: #AEC6EF
Red: AE
Green: C6
Blue: EF

RGBA / RGB rgb(174, 198, 239)

Red: 174 (68.2%)
Green: 198 (77.6%)
Blue: 239 (93.7%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 27.20%
Magenta: 17.15%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 6.27%

HSL hsl(217.85deg, 67.0 %, 81.0 %)

Hue: 217.85°
Saturation: 67.01 %
Lightness: 80.98 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 217.85°
Saturation: 27.20 %
Brightness / Value: 93.73 %

RYB ryb(15, 17, 49)

Red: 15 (5.8%)
Yellow: 17 (6.5%)
Blue: 49 (19.4%)

HWB

Hue: 217.85°
Whiteness: 68.24 %
Blackness: 6.27 %

CMY

Cyan: 31.76%
Magenta: 22.35%
Yellow: 6.27%

XYZ

X: 53.23
Y: 55.62
Z: 89.59

YXY

Y1: 55.62
X: 0.27
Y2: 0.28

CIE-Lab

L: 79.4
A: 0.95
B: -22.94

CIE-Lch

L: 79.4
C: 22.96
H: 272.36

CIE-Luv

L: 79.4
U: -14.14
V: -36.56

Hunter-Lab

L: 74.58
A: -3.11
B: -19.02

Other

LRV: ~ 55.6 %
Munsell Color System: 2.3PB 7.8/4.8

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #AEC6EF

These are the named colors closest to hex AEC6EF, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#B0C4DE Color Light Steel Blue

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

#ABCDEF Color Pale Cornflower Blue

95.63% match | ΔE 4.37

#A1CAF1 Color Baby Blue Eyes

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

#8AB9F1 Color Jordy Blue

92.97% match | ΔE 7.03

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to AEC6EF.

#A7C6ED Color PANTONE 2717 C

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

#B1C9E8 Color PANTONE 658 C

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#B8CCEA Color PANTONE 2708 C

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#ABCAE9 Color PANTONE 277 C

95.71% match | ΔE 4.29

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to AEC6EF.

#A7C3E2 Color Pantone 14-4130 TCX - Blue Frost

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#AFC3DD Color PANTONE 14-4015 TCX - Floaty Blue

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

#96BAE0 Color Pantone 14-4124 TCX - Dutch Canal

94.64% match | ΔE 5.36

#94B2DF Color PANTONE 15-3922 TCX - Open Air

94.25% match | ΔE 5.75

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to AEC6EF.

#B6C7E0 Color RAL 270 80 15 - Retina Soft Blue

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

#BCC6DF Color RAL 280 80 15 - Violet Scent Soft Blue

94.28% match | ΔE 5.72

#B1C9DF Color RAL 260 80 15 - Wind Blue

93.81% match | ΔE 6.19

#C5D6EE Color RAL 270 85 15 - Murano Soft Blue

93.77% match | ΔE 6.23

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to AEC6EF.

#A9C6E2 Color BS 20-D-41 - Powder Blue

95.20% match | ΔE 4.80

Paint color for Hex #AEC6EF

These are the real paint colors closest to hex AEC6EF from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from AEC6EF once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color AEC6EF similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #AEC6EF to Dunn-Edwards

#A7C2EB Color Sky High (DE 5891)

98.52% match | ΔE 1.48

#BDCFEA Color Maritime (DET 588)

95.54% match | ΔE 4.46

#B0C6DF Color Afternoon Sky (DE 5877)

95.32% match | ΔE 4.68

#99C3F0 Color Sail to the Sea (DE 5863)

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

Behr

Hex color AEC6EF similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #AEC6EF to Behr

#AFC7E8 Color Promise Keeping (P530-2)

97.85% match | ΔE 2.15

#9BB8E2 Color Honest (P530-3)

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

#B3C3DD Color Eternal Elegance (M540-3)

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

#B2BFD5 Color Movie Magic (MQ5-45)

94.08% match | ΔE 5.92

Valspar

Hex color AEC6EF similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #AEC6EF to Valspar

#ACC3E2 Color Promise (4005-7C)

97.20% match | ΔE 2.80

#A9BDDE Color Fairies in America (P111)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#A4BDDC Color September Aster (P073)

96.14% match | ΔE 3.86

#AEBFDA Color Canopy Bed (V074-3)

95.77% match | ΔE 4.23

Benjamin Moore

Hex color AEC6EF similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #AEC6EF to Benjamin Moore

#A3C1E3 Color Swiss Blue (815)

96.47% match | ΔE 3.53

#BCD2ED Color Windmill Wings (2067-60)

95.14% match | ΔE 4.86

#92B3E0 Color Summer Blue (2067-50)

94.11% match | ΔE 5.89

#9DB2D0 Color Riviera Azure (822)

93.97% match | ΔE 6.03

PPG Paints

Hex color AEC6EF similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #AEC6EF to PPG Paints

#ABCAEA Color Baby Bunting (PPG1243-3)

96.00% match | ΔE 4.00

#A3BCDB Color Valor (PPG1244-3)

95.97% match | ΔE 4.03

#A1BED9 Color Everlasting (PPG1161-3)

94.29% match | ΔE 5.71

#97BEE2 Color Viva La Bleu (PPG1242-3)

94.23% match | ΔE 5.77

Sherwin Williams

Hex color AEC6EF similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #AEC6EF to Sherwin Williams

#BBC5DE Color Agapanthus (SW 9066)

94.29% match | ΔE 5.71

#97B3D0 Color Celestial (SW 6808)

93.17% match | ΔE 6.83

#C2CBE0 Color Hyacinth Tint (SW 6968)

93.08% match | ΔE 6.92

#C7D1E2 Color Breathtaking (SW 6814)

91.85% match | ΔE 8.15

Farrow & Ball

Hex color AEC6EF similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #AEC6EF to Farrow & Ball

#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)

90.87% match | ΔE 9.13

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

88.44% match | ΔE 11.56

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

88.31% match | ΔE 11.69

#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)

86.27% match | ΔE 13.73

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#AEC6EF color palettes and scheme combination

2E6CD6

598ADE

83A8E7

AEC6EF

D9E4F7

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

AEEFD7

AEE7EF

AEC6EF

B6AEEF

D7AEEF

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

AEC6EF

EFAEC6

C6EFAE

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

AEC6EF

EFAEE7

EFD7AE

AEEFB6

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

AEC6EF

B6CBF0

BED1F2

C6D7F3

CEDCF5

D6E2F7

DEE8F8

E6EDFA

EEF3FB

F6F9FD

FFFFFF

Light Steel Blue* - #AEC6EF Tints

AEC6EF

9CB2D7

8B9EBF

798AA7

68768F

576377

454F5F

343B47

22272F

111317

000000

Light Steel Blue* - #AEC6EF Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#AEC6EF

Light Steel Blue*

#EFD7AE

Wheat*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #AEC6EF?

Color that best contrast with #AEC6EF is #EFD7AE, color name is Wheat*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.