CSS utility

Pastel Blue CSS Utilities

Pastel Blue CSS utilities for #AEC6CF: copy variables and classes for backgrounds, text, borders and surfaces, with RGB tokens and contrast guidance.

Color page #AEC6CF WCAG

Preview Pastel Blue #AEC6CF

Utility Classes

Background.bg-pastel-blue

Text.text-pastel-blue

Border.border-pastel-blue

Surface.surface-pastel-blue

CSS Snippet

:root {
  --color-pastel-blue: #AEC6CF;
  --color-pastel-blue-rgb: 174 198 207;
  --color-pastel-blue-contrast: #111827;
}

.bg-pastel-blue { background-color: var(--color-pastel-blue); }
.text-pastel-blue { color: var(--color-pastel-blue); }
.border-pastel-blue { border-color: var(--color-pastel-blue); }
.surface-pastel-blue {
  background-color: var(--color-pastel-blue);
  color: var(--color-pastel-blue-contrast);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-pastel-blue), #111827 18%);
}
.shadow-pastel-blue { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-pastel-blue-rgb) / 28%); }

Usage Examples

Surface cardPastel Blue uses #111827 as its stronger standard foreground at 11.78:1.

Border accentUse #AEC6CF as a cool blue outline, divider, or interface accent.

Text accentPlace #AEC6CF on a checked contrasting surface before using it for text, links, or icons.

Implementation Notes

Best text color#111827

Black contrast11.78:1

White contrast1.78:1

RGB token174 198 207

Luminance0.5389

Black text11.78:1AA Pass

White text1.78:1AA Fail

cssVariablesReusable CSS custom properties

utilityClassesBackground, text, border, surface, and shadow classes

bestTextColorAccessible default foreground token

contrastBlack and white contrast ratios

wcagAA and AAA text color options

relatedEndpointsLinked machine-readable resources

Structured sections

CSS variables

{
  "color": "--color-pastel-blue: #AEC6CF;",
  "rgb": "--color-pastel-blue-rgb: 174 198 207;",
  "contrast": "--color-pastel-blue-contrast: #111827;"
}

Utility classes

{
  "background": ".bg-pastel-blue",
  "text": ".text-pastel-blue",
  "border": ".border-pastel-blue",
  "surface": ".surface-pastel-blue",
  "shadow": ".shadow-pastel-blue"
}

Accessibility

{
  "bestTextColor": "#111827",
  "contrast": {
    "black": 11.78,
    "white": 1.78
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  }
}

Implementation

{
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-pastel-blue: #AEC6CF;\n  --color-pastel-blue-rgb: 174 198 207;\n  --color-pastel-blue-contrast: #111827;\n}\n\n.bg-pastel-blue { background-color: var(--color-pastel-blue); }\n.text-pastel-blue { color: var(--color-pastel-blue); }\n.border-pastel-blue { border-color: var(--color-pastel-blue); }\n.surface-pastel-blue {\n  background-color: var(--color-pastel-blue);\n  color: var(--color-pastel-blue-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-pastel-blue), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-pastel-blue { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-pastel-blue-rgb) / 28%); }"
}

Related endpoints

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/pastel-blue.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-blue.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "pastel-blue",
  "name": "Pastel Blue",
  "hex": "#AEC6CF",
  "rgb": [
    174,
    198,
    207
  ],
  "hsl": [
    196,
    26,
    75
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    16,
    4,
    0,
    19
  ],
  "luminance": 0.5389,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 11.78,
    "white": 1.78
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "family": "blue",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "bestTextColor": "#111827",
  "cssVariables": {
    "color": "--color-pastel-blue: #AEC6CF;",
    "rgb": "--color-pastel-blue-rgb: 174 198 207;",
    "contrast": "--color-pastel-blue-contrast: #111827;"
  },
  "utilityClasses": {
    "background": ".bg-pastel-blue",
    "text": ".text-pastel-blue",
    "border": ".border-pastel-blue",
    "surface": ".surface-pastel-blue",
    "shadow": ".shadow-pastel-blue"
  },
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-pastel-blue: #AEC6CF;\n  --color-pastel-blue-rgb: 174 198 207;\n  --color-pastel-blue-contrast: #111827;\n}\n\n.bg-pastel-blue { background-color: var(--color-pastel-blue); }\n.text-pastel-blue { color: var(--color-pastel-blue); }\n.border-pastel-blue { border-color: var(--color-pastel-blue); }\n.surface-pastel-blue {\n  background-color: var(--color-pastel-blue);\n  color: var(--color-pastel-blue-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-pastel-blue), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-pastel-blue { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-pastel-blue-rgb) / 28%); }",
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/pastel-blue.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-blue.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/css/colors/pastel-blue/",
  "colorUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pastel-blue/",
  "hexUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/aec6cf/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/pastel-blue.json"
}

Pastel Blue CSS Utilities

Utility Classes

CSS Snippet

Usage Examples

Implementation Notes

Machine-Readable Pastel Blue CSS Utilities (JSON)

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