Palettes / Colors / #AEBFF9

#AEBFF9 — Pale Vivid Blue

#AEBFF9 is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#AEBFF9 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 #F9E8AE; it also sits naturally between #AEE5F9 and #C2AEF9. 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 75% · Blue 98%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEBFF9

.text { color: #AEBFF9; }
.background { background-color: #AEBFF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEBFF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 191, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 86%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEBFF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 191, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEBFF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 191, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEBFF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEBFF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9E8AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEBFF9: #000000.

How #AEBFF9 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 #AEBFF9 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

← #AEBFF8  ·  #AEBFFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEBFF9?

#AEBFF9 is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 191, 249). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEBFF9?

#AEBFF9 is RGB 174, 191, 249 — HSL 226°, 86%, 83% — CMYK 30%, 23%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #AEBFF9?

Its complement is #F9E8AE; analogous partners are #AEE5F9 and #C2AEF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEBFF9 for text?

Black text on #AEBFF9 has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.