Palettes / Colors / #AEBCEF

#AEBCEF — Light Blue

#AEBCEF 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 #AEBCEF 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.

#AEBCEF 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 #EFE1AE; it also sits naturally between #AEDDEF and #C0AEEF. 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 74% · Blue 94%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEBCEF

.text { color: #AEBCEF; }
.background { background-color: #AEBCEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEBCEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 188, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEBCEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 188, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEBCEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 188, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFE1AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEBCEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEBCEF

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 #AEBCEF 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 #AEBCEF 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

← #AEBCEE  ·  #AEBCF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEBCEF?

#AEBCEF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 188, 239). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEBCEF?

#AEBCEF is RGB 174, 188, 239 — HSL 227°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 21%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #AEBCEF?

Its complement is #EFE1AE; analogous partners are #AEDDEF and #C0AEEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEBCEF for text?

Black text on #AEBCEF has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.