Pastel blue
#AEC6CF
Pastel blue (#AEC6CF) is a light, muted blue colour, cool. In RGB it is 174 red, 198 green and 207 blue; in HSL its hue is 196°, its saturation 26% and its lightness 75%. For print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Blue is the most-used colour in brand logos. It reads as trustworthy, calm and capable, which is why banks, tech firms and airlines choose it.
Text on pastel blue
White text on pastel blue has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and fails; black text has 11.78:1 and passes AAA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 1.78:1
Black text · 11.78:1
Tints and shades of pastel blue
Colour palettes with pastel blue
Brands with a pastel blue logo
Brand colours close to #AEC6CF, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to pastel blue
Use pastel blue in CSS
.button {
background-color: #AEC6CF;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of blue.