Palettes / Colors / #AEAEE5

#AEAEE5 — Light Muted Blue

#AEAEE5 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#AEAEE5 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 #E5E5AE; it also sits naturally between #AEC9E5 and #C9AEE5. 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 68% · Blue 90%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEAEE5

.text { color: #AEAEE5; }
.background { background-color: #AEAEE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEAEE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 174, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 51%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEAEE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 174, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEAEE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 174, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEAEE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEAEE5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEAEE5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5E5AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEAEE5: #000000.

How #AEAEE5 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 #AEAEE5 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

← #AEAEE4  ·  #AEAEE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEAEE5?

#AEAEE5 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 174, 229). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEAEE5?

#AEAEE5 is RGB 174, 174, 229 — HSL 240°, 51%, 79% — CMYK 24%, 24%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #AEAEE5?

Its complement is #E5E5AE; analogous partners are #AEC9E5 and #C9AEE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEAEE5 for text?

Black text on #AEAEE5 has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.