#AEC9EB Hex Color

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Color Name

Pale Cornflower Blue*

Hex Color Code

#AEC9EB

RGB Color Code

RGB(174, 201, 235)

CMYK Values*

26.0%, 14.5%, 0.0%, 7.8%

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#AEC9EB hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is AEC9EB?

The RGB color code for color number #AEC9EB is RGB(174, 201, 235). In the RGB color model, #AEC9EB has a red value of 174, a green value of 201, and a blue value of 235. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 26.0% cyan, 14.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 7.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 213.4° (degrees), 60.4 % saturation, and 80.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #AEC9EB has a hue of 213.4° (degrees), 26.0 % saturation and 92.2 % brightness/value.

Color AEC9EB is cool or warm?

Color AEC9EB is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #AEC9EB? (For interior and product design)

AEC9EB has an LRV of nearly 56.8. 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

#AEC9EB

LRV 56.8

Light Color

Compare LRV 56.8 of #AEC9EB with dark and light color

Is #AEC9EB Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color AEC9EB 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 #AEC9EB color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #AEC9EB

Hex triplet: #AEC9EB
Red: AE
Green: C9
Blue: EB

RGBA / RGB rgb(174, 201, 235)

Red: 174 (68.2%)
Green: 201 (78.8%)
Blue: 235 (92.2%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 25.96%
Magenta: 14.47%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 7.84%

HSL hsl(213.44deg, 60.4 %, 80.2 %)

Hue: 213.44°
Saturation: 60.40 %
Lightness: 80.20 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 213.44°
Saturation: 25.96 %
Brightness / Value: 92.16 %

RYB ryb(15, 20, 48)

Red: 15 (5.8%)
Yellow: 20 (7.9%)
Blue: 48 (18.8%)

HWB

Hue: 213.44°
Whiteness: 68.24 %
Blackness: 7.84 %

CMY

Cyan: 31.76%
Magenta: 21.18%
Yellow: 7.84%

XYZ

X: 53.34
Y: 56.77
Z: 86.74

YXY

Y1: 56.77
X: 0.27
Y2: 0.29

CIE-Lab

L: 80.05
A: -1.59
B: -19.8

CIE-Lch

L: 80.05
C: 19.87
H: 265.4

CIE-Luv

L: 80.05
U: -15.32
V: -31.03

Hunter-Lab

L: 75.35
A: -5.49
B: -15.52

Other

LRV: ~ 56.8 %
Munsell Color System: 0.7PB 7.9/4.2

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 #AEC9EB

These are the named colors closest to hex AEC9EB, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#ABCDEF Color Pale Cornflower Blue

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#B0C4DE Color Light Steel Blue

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

#A1CAF1 Color Baby Blue Eyes

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#9BC4E2 Color Pale Cerulean

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to AEC9EB.

#B1C9E8 Color PANTONE 658 C

99.01% match | ΔE 0.99

#A7C6ED Color PANTONE 2717 C

98.39% match | ΔE 1.61

#ABCAE9 Color PANTONE 277 C

98.07% match | ΔE 1.93

#B8CCEA Color PANTONE 2708 C

97.66% match | ΔE 2.34

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to AEC9EB.

#A7C3E2 Color Pantone 14-4130 TCX - Blue Frost

98.03% match | ΔE 1.97

#AFC3DD Color PANTONE 14-4015 TCX - Floaty Blue

97.11% match | ΔE 2.89

#B7D1EA Color PANTONE 14-4005 TCX - Nantucket Breeze

96.47% match | ΔE 3.53

#BFD5EB Color PANTONE 13-4202 TCX - Ice Water

95.22% match | ΔE 4.78

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to AEC9EB.

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

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

#BBCEDB Color BS 20-C-33 - Pompadour

92.61% match | ΔE 7.39

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to AEC9EB.

#B6C7E0 Color RAL 270 80 15 - Retina Soft Blue

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

#B1C9DF Color RAL 260 80 15 - Wind Blue

96.10% match | ΔE 3.90

#C5D6EE Color RAL 270 85 15 - Murano Soft Blue

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

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

94.25% match | ΔE 5.75

Paint color for Hex #AEC9EB

These are the real paint colors closest to hex AEC9EB from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from AEC9EB once it is on a wall.

Behr

Hex color AEC9EB similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #AEC9EB to Behr

#AFC7E8 Color Promise Keeping (P530-2)

99.03% match | ΔE 0.97

#B3C3DD Color Eternal Elegance (M540-3)

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

#AACDE8 Color French Porcelain (P520-2)

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#A4BBD3 Color Perennial Blue (M530-3)

95.31% match | ΔE 4.69

PPG Paints

Hex color AEC9EB similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #AEC9EB to PPG Paints

#ABCAEA Color Baby Bunting (PPG1243-3)

98.34% match | ΔE 1.66

#A3BCDB Color Valor (PPG1244-3)

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

#A1BED9 Color Everlasting (PPG1161-3)

95.93% match | ΔE 4.07

#ADC0D6 Color Blue Thistle (PPG1162-3)

95.72% match | ΔE 4.28

Valspar

Hex color AEC9EB similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #AEC9EB to Valspar

#ACC3E2 Color Promise (4005-7C)

98.16% match | ΔE 1.84

#B8CCE5 Color Periwinkle Dream (V073-2)

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

#A4BDDC Color September Aster (P073)

96.85% match | ΔE 3.15

#A9BDDE Color Fairies in America (P111)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

Benjamin Moore

Hex color AEC9EB similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #AEC9EB to Benjamin Moore

#A3C1E3 Color Swiss Blue (815)

97.64% match | ΔE 2.36

#BCD2ED Color Windmill Wings (2067-60)

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

#BACBDF Color Blue Ice (821)

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

#B4C5D7 Color Airway (828)

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color AEC9EB similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #AEC9EB to Dunn-Edwards

#A7C2EB Color Sky High (DE 5891)

97.51% match | ΔE 2.49

#B0C6DF Color Afternoon Sky (DE 5877)

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#BDCFEA Color Maritime (DET 588)

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

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

95.71% match | ΔE 4.29

Sherwin Williams

Hex color AEC9EB similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #AEC9EB to Sherwin Williams

#BBC5DE Color Agapanthus (SW 9066)

94.24% match | ΔE 5.76

#97B3D0 Color Celestial (SW 6808)

93.82% match | ΔE 6.18

#B8CDDD Color Wondrous Blue (SW 6807)

93.80% match | ΔE 6.20

#B2C8D8 Color Blissful Blue (SW 6527)

93.78% match | ΔE 6.22

Farrow & Ball

Hex color AEC9EB similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #AEC9EB to Farrow & Ball

#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)

92.46% match | ΔE 7.54

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

90.35% match | ΔE 9.65

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

89.60% match | ΔE 10.40

#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)

87.08% match | ΔE 12.92

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#AEC9EB color palettes and scheme combination

3377CD

5C92D7

85AEE1

AEC9EB

D7E4F5

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.

AEEBD0

AEE7EB

AEC9EB

B2AEEB

D0AEEB

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.

AEC9EB

EBAEC9

C9EBAE

Triadic Color Palette

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

AEC9EB

EBAEE7

EBD0AE

AEEBB1

Tetradic Color Palette

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

AEC9EB

B6CEED

BED3EF

C6D9F1

CEDEF3

D6E4F5

DEE9F7

E6EEF9

EEF4FB

F6F9FD

FFFFFF

Pale Cornflower Blue* - #AEC9EB Tints

AEC9EB

9CB4D3

8BA0BC

798CA4

68788D

576475

45505E

343C46

22282F

111417

000000

Pale Cornflower Blue* - #AEC9EB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#AEC9EB

Pale Cornflower Blue*

#EBD0AE

Light Orange*

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 #AEC9EB?

Color that best contrast with #AEC9EB is #EBD0AE, color name is Light Orange*. 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.