#AEC9EABreeze (#AEC9EA) is a very light, muted blue with an OKLCH hue of 254°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.055. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #AEC9EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 201, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 59%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 26%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26%, 14%, 0%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80 -1.8 -19.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.827 0.055 254) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Breeze shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b8c4db — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#b6cae6 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#aec9ea — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aecaed — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Breeze in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.7:1 and against black 12.34:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e9f3ff · #aec9ea · #8ca4c2 · #697f99 · #485b71 · #29394c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b6e0fc · #aec9ea · #a1b2e1 · #9c9bc9 · #9586af · #8b7293
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#aec9ea · #aca1ba · #6d8bae · #75608e · #37516f · #3a2f46
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e0ebf9 · #aec9ea · #c09d6f · #71849b · #546478 · #3b4552
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#aec9ea · #aea9a3 · #717780 · #4a4742 · #171d25 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e9f3ff · #aec9ea · #95a2b3 · #1d2e42 · #000c1f · #f4af4b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#deebc7 · #aec9ea · #aa964a · #71678e · #49342c · #061013
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#aec9ea · #b3a89b · #956b5a · #4e4910 · #341001 · #040300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#aec9ea · #b8a4a6 · #97686c · #365024 · #0f2301 · #080001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#aec9ea · #b5a4ad · #906980 · #5f4010 · #002416 · #110600
#B9D0EE · #C3D8F1 · #CEDFF5 · #D9E7F9 · #E3EEFC
#8CA4C1 · #6B819A · #4C5F75 · #2F3F52 · #152231
#B3C9E3 · #B8C8DB · #BEC7D3
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.