Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.78:1 — vs black: 11.78:1

Color values

HEX #AEC6CF
RGB rgb(174, 198, 207)
HSL hsl(196, 25%, 74%)
CMYK cmyk( 16, 4, 0, 19 )
Websafe #99CCCC

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Tags

Mood

Style

Pastel (210) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Border (170) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AEC6CF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pastel Blue
#AEC6CF Base

#CFB7AE

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pastel Blue
#AEC6CF Base

#AECFC8

#AEB6CF

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pastel Blue
#AEC6CF Base

#CFAEC6

#C6CFAE

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pastel Blue
#AEC6CF Base

#CFAEB6

#CFC8AE

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pastel Blue
#AEC6CF Base

#C8AECF

#CFB7AE

#B6CFAE

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pastel Blue
#AEC6CF Base

#557F8F

#7EA4B3

#94B4C0

#C8D8DE

#DEE8EB

#EFF4F6

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pastel Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #090E10

— #24363D

— #3E5E69

— #598596

— #81A7B5

Pastel Blue #AEC6CF Base

— #BBCFD7

— #C8D8DE

— #D5E1E6

— #E2EBEE

— #EFF4F6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #AEC6CF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #AEC6CF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #AEC6CF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #AEC6CF;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #AEC6CF,
        #CFB7AE
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #AEC6CF,
        #CFB7AE
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pastel-blue: #AEC6CF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pastel-blue-r: 174;
$pastel-blue-g: 198;
$pastel-blue-b: 207;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pastel-blue;
    color: rgba($pastel-blue-r, $pastel-blue-g, $pastel-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pastel Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #AEC6CF How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #BFBFCF Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #C4C4CF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #ADC7C7 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #C2C2C2 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pastel Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pastel Blue #AEC6CF Base

Columbia Blue #C4D8E2 ΔE 4.90

Pale Aqua #BCD4E6 ΔE 5.37

Light Blue #ADD8E6 ΔE 6.01

Dark Sky Blue #8CBED6 ΔE 7.36

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.