Palettes / Colors / #AE9EFE

#AE9EFE — Light Vivid Blue

#AE9EFE is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

#AE9EFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EEFE9F; it also sits naturally between #9FBFFE and #DE9FFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 62% · Blue 100%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AE9EFE

.text { color: #AE9EFE; }
.background { background-color: #AE9EFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE9EFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 158, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 98%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE9EFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 158, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE9EFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 158, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE9EFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE9EFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEFE9F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE9EFE: #000000.

How #AE9EFE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AE9EFE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AE9EFD  ·  #AE9EFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE9EFE?

#AE9EFE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 158, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE9EFE?

#AE9EFE is RGB 174, 158, 254 — HSL 250°, 98%, 81% — CMYK 31%, 38%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #AE9EFE?

Its complement is #EEFE9F; analogous partners are #9FBFFE and #DE9FFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE9EFE for text?

Black text on #AE9EFE has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.