Palettes / Colors / #AEB4EF

#AEB4EF — Light Blue

#AEB4EF is a blue color we call Light 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 #AEB4EF 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.

#AEB4EF 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 #EFE9AE; it also sits naturally between #AED5EF and #C8AEEF. 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 71% · Blue 94%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEB4EF

.text { color: #AEB4EF; }
.background { background-color: #AEB4EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEB4EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 180, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEB4EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 180, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEB4EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 180, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEB4EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEB4EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFE9AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEB4EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEB4EF

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 #AEB4EF 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 #AEB4EF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEB4EF?

#AEB4EF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 180, 239). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEB4EF?

#AEB4EF is RGB 174, 180, 239 — HSL 234°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 25%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #AEB4EF?

Its complement is #EFE9AE; analogous partners are #AED5EF and #C8AEEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEB4EF for text?

Black text on #AEB4EF has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.