Palettes / Colors / #AECEFE

#AECEFE — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#AECEFE 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 #FEDEAE; it also sits naturally between #AEF6FE and #B6AEFE. 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 81% · Blue 100%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AECEFE

.text { color: #AECEFE; }
.background { background-color: #AECEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AECEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 206, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AECEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 206, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AECEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 206, 254, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEDEAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AECEFE: #000000.

How #AECEFE 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 #AECEFE 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

← #AECEFD  ·  #AECEFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AECEFE?

#AECEFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 206, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AECEFE?

#AECEFE is RGB 174, 206, 254 — HSL 216°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 19%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #AECEFE?

Its complement is #FEDEAE; analogous partners are #AEF6FE and #B6AEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AECEFE for text?

Black text on #AECEFE has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.