Palettes / Colors / #AEBFFA

#AEBFFA — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#AEBFFA 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 #FAE9AE; it also sits naturally between #AEE4FA and #C3AEFA. 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 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEBFFA

.text { color: #AEBFFA; }
.background { background-color: #AEBFFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEBFFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 191, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEBFFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 191, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEBFFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 191, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEBFFA

Tints of #AEBFFA

Tones of #AEBFFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAE9AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEBFFA: #000000.

How #AEBFFA 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 #AEBFFA 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

← #AEBFF9  ·  #AEBFFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEBFFA?

#AEBFFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 191, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEBFFA?

#AEBFFA is RGB 174, 191, 250 — HSL 227°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 30%, 24%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #AEBFFA?

Its complement is #FAE9AE; analogous partners are #AEE4FA and #C3AEFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEBFFA for text?

Black text on #AEBFFA has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.