Palettes / Colors / #AEAFE2

#AEAFE2 — Light Muted Blue

#AEAFE2 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #AEAFE2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AEAFE2 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 #E1E0AD; it also sits naturally between #ADC8E1 and #C6ADE1. 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 69% · Blue 89%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEAFE2

.text { color: #AEAFE2; }
.background { background-color: #AEAFE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEAFE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 175, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 47%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEAFE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 175, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEAFE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 175, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEAFE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEAFE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1E0AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEAFE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEAFE2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AEAFE2 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 #AEAFE2 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

← #AEAFE1  ·  #AEAFE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEAFE2?

#AEAFE2 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 175, 226). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEAFE2?

#AEAFE2 is RGB 174, 175, 226 — HSL 239°, 47%, 78% — CMYK 23%, 23%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #AEAFE2?

Its complement is #E1E0AD; analogous partners are #ADC8E1 and #C6ADE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEAFE2 for text?

Black text on #AEAFE2 has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.